Codifying the corporate opportunity doctrine : the (UK) companies Act 2006
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 1 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Qatar University College of Law (Previously) / Qatar University Qatar University Press (Currently)
Publication Date
2012-12-31
Country of Publication
Qatar
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Part 10 of the UK Companies Act 2006 codifies the fiduciary and common law duties of directors as a means of addressing the key policy considerations which underpinned the company law reform project launched by the Labour Government in 1998.
Focusing on the core fiduciary duty of loyalty and its corporate law manifestation in the form of the `corporate opportunity doctrine', the article critically examines whether the statutory language adequately captures the totality of the duty as developed in the case law.
It concludes that the formalistic language of the relevant provisions neither encompasses the breadth of the pre-existing jurisprudence nor addresses the policy objectives of the reform exercise.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lowry, John. 2012. Codifying the corporate opportunity doctrine : the (UK) companies Act 2006. International Review of Law،Vol. 2012, no. 1, pp.1-17.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lowry, John. Codifying the corporate opportunity doctrine : the (UK) companies Act 2006. International Review of Law No. 1 (2012), pp.1-17.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lowry, John. Codifying the corporate opportunity doctrine : the (UK) companies Act 2006. International Review of Law. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 1, pp.1-17.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes margin notes.
Record ID
BIM-974586