‘The director of a company owes a fiduciary duty to the company’. Do you agree with this statement? Introduction A company is a distinct legal entity created by statute. Companies have many of the same legal rights and obligations as do individuals. They can own and sell property‚ they can hold profits or acquire debts‚ they can enter into contracts and sue or be sued‚ and governments can tax them. Companies are advantageous primarily because they become legal entities that are separate and
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Breach of Fiduciary duty of director According to S.4(1) of Companies Act (CA) 1965‚ director includes any person occupying the position of director of a corporation by whatever name called and includes a person in accordance with those directions or instructions the directors of a corporation are accustomed to act and an alternate or substitute director. Directors have a fiduciary duty to the company which is duty to act in good faith in best interest of the company and act for a proper purpose
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One of the duties that company directors need to comply with is fiduciary duties. This is so as company directors are said to be in a fiduciary relationship with the company. When directors are in a fiduciary relationship with the company‚ they are prohibited from doing any acts deemed prejudicial to the company. In other words‚ by applying the judgment in Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corpn‚ directors cannot and should not use his position to receive personal gains. The traditional
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Directors’ Fiduciary Duties: A New Analytical Framework ___________________________________ Ernest Lim* INTRODUCTION Prior to the enactment of the Companies Act 2006‚ the equitable principles on directors’ fiduciary duties of loyalty comprising the no-conflict and no-profit rules have been characterised in the form of either a strict or flexible approach.1 Simply put‚ under the strict approach2‚ absent the company’s informed consent‚ liability is automatically triggered if a director enters into
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what have Don breached his directors’ duties under the act in good faith and best interest of the company as well as disclosure personal interest. The second issue is possible remedies for Bryan while he has been conducted unfair and oppressive. ISSUE 1: WHAT HAS DON BREACHED? Fiduciary duties to disclose personal interests Directors are under both fiduciary and statutory duties to avoid conflicts between their personal interests and the interests of the company. The director is to declare the “nature
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5. Director’s Duties Director’s Duties are part of the idea of risk management; because they take risks all the time‚ they require a certain element of regulation. The law must provide a way of mitigating against the risk‚ so creditors and shareholders can have potential recourse. This is all done indirectly; the company will recover in the event of a breach of duty arising. If the company recovers and suffers no harm‚ then that protects shareholders and makes sure their investments are secure.
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❖ S 9: “Officer” includes directors‚ secretaries‚ receivers‚ administrators‚ liquidators‚ administrating trustees. ❖ S 9: “Director” includes shadow & de facto directors. enforcement of directors’ duties enforcement of statutory duties Civil penalties Who may apply for a Declaration or Order? ❖ S 1317J(1): ASIC may apply for a declaration of contravention‚ a pecuniary penalty order or a compensation order. ❖ S 1317J(2): The company may apply for a compensation order. ❖
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DUTIES OF DIRECTORS Directors of a company normally have exclusive power to manage the company’s business and exercise its powers. At common law‚ the duties were owed to the company‚ to employees‚ to individual shareholders and creditors. 1.0 Duties of Directors to the company It is convenient to categorise the duties of directors into fiduciary duties which arise because they are quasi-trustees of the assets of the company. The word ‘fiduciary’ refers to trust and confidence. ‘A fiduciary is
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Directors’ duties in Australia are designed to promote good governance and ensure that directors act in the interests of the company – including putting the company’s interests ahead of their own (A Guide to Directors’ Duties and Responsibilities‚ 2008). In the case of OHS Solutions Pty. Ltd. in order to give advice it must first be known what are the duties and responsibilities of a director and officer. There are three sources of law in which directors’ duties are enforced: the common-law (judge
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Hampton Park Pty Ltd (HP) Synopsis. In the case study of Hampton Park Pty Ltd (HP) has four directors; William (Managing Director); Susan‚ Jack and Gail (Non-executive directors). As HP’s financial position begins to deteriorate‚ George‚ the Chief Financial Officer of the company advises the accounts still show a profit and the company would have a solid base to pay out a dividend to its members. In July 2010cHP’s financial state worsens however George declares a technical profit and advises HP
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