This book provides practitioners and students with a full treatment of one of the most important and complex aspects of company law, directors' powers and duties. Of all the areas of company law, directors' powers and duties is among the least accessible from the statute (i.e. Companies Act 1993). Behind the statute, is a long and very complex history of equitable and common law case law, most of which remains applicable in New Zealand. This book also contains short summaries of leading cases which is very useful both for students and practitioners.

An exhaustive commentary.

This edition provides comprehensive coverage of the powers, legal obligations and responsibilities of company directors. It takes account of the Companies Act 2006.

Presents in-depth, comparative analyses of German, UK and US company laws illustrated by leading cases, with German cases in English translation.

The second edition of this leading work on company directors has been expanded to cover new areas such as tax and provides even greater analysis on dynamic areas including derivative claims, unfair prejudice litigation, and corruption under the Bribery Act 2010.

"This work covers the most important aspects of a director's duties and responsibilities." --p. ix.