The new edition of the best-selling Company Director's Desktop Guide provides an indispensable guide to the key issues and liabilities faced by all company directors. Fully revised and updated to reflect the latest changes in legislation, it includes checklists, charts and summaries throughout.

The Company Director's Desktop Guide has been providing accessible, expert guidance and assurance to company directors for many years. With this comprehensive, user-friendly guide you can be assured that you comply with an ever-growing maze of legislation and minimise your exposure to personal liability.

Take account of the changes to law and practice. This work includes material on: employee comparability and consultation, including part time employees and fixed term contract personnel; accounting for 'human assets'; the Operating and Financial Review; and Corporate Social Responsibility.

A detailed but user-friendly handbook, designed to guide company directors through the existing maze of legislation. This book has been fully revised and updated to reflect the following important issues: Risk identification, control and contingency planning; Guidance on the new Companies Bill; The liabilities now faced by company officers; Complete revision of the current expectations demanded of directors by Government, the Courts and Society; The extension of 'family friendly ' rules and regulations and their implications for companies; and The development of electronic filing at Companies. David Martin has written over 20 books including One Stop Company Secretary and How to Prepare the Annual Report.