There have been a series of well-publicised corporate failures and collapses in Australia, the US, and Canada. These failures have drawn attention to the consequences--for companies, shareholders, capital markets, and directors--of directors failing to do their job. Law for Directors is a matter-of-fact statement of directors' responsibilities and liabilities. It clearly explains the corporate law and other areas of law that directors commonly have to confront in the course of their duties. There is also practical guidance on dealing with the regulators.

The author, Mr. Geoffrey Gibson, has been advising the boards of public and private companies for many years and has written similar works for journalists and arbitrators.

PDF update to June 2005
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Table of Contents

PART ONE: LAW RELATING TO DIRECTORS
Introduction
Corporate Governance
Appointment
Remuneration
Duties
Particular Directors
Liabilities
Rights
Insurance
Accounting and Disclosure
Meetings
Prospectuses
Related Party Transactions
Insider Trading
Oppression of Minorities
Takeovers
Insolvent trading
Administration and Liquidation
Termination

PART TWO: ELEMENTS OF LAW FOR DIRECTORS
Australian Legal System
Companies
Competition Law
Confidentiality
Contract
Equity
Industrial Relations
Intellectual Property
Interpretation (Acts and Contracts)
Litigation (and ADR)
Media Law
Misleading and Deceptive Conduct
Negligence
Regulators
Taxation

"It provides a statement of the law that affects directors in terms that they can understand. . . . [T]his book should be read by every director. One of its benefits is its brevity and easy to read style."
-- Tasmanian Law Society Newsletter, December 2003