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Author:   Adolfo Paolini
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781781004401

ISBN 10:   1781004404
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   28 November 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Preface PART I: DIRECTORS' DUTIES IN THE COMMON LAW LEGAL SYSTEM 1. Evolving Director's Duties in the Common Law World Jennifer G. Hill 2. Directors' Duties in Canada: Paintings in a Stream? Jeff Mackintosh 3. Directors' Duties in the UK Andrea Lista 4. Almost Codified almost 20 years on: The Effect of the Companies Act 1993 on the Development of Directors' Duties in New Zealand Susan Watson PART II: DIRECTORS' DUTIES IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS 5. Directors' Duties in Italy Carlo Amatucci 6. Director's Duties in China Marcos Jamaramillo 7. A Brief Note on Directors' Duties of Care and Loyalty in Portugal Pedro Pais de Vanconcelos PART III: DIRECTORS' DUTIES BEYOND COMPANY LAW 8. The Limits of Directors' Duties in Fostering Corporate Social Responsibility and the Idea of a Multi-stakeholder Board S. H. Goo and D. Klingler 9. In Loco Parentis: Directorial Duties to Consumers Theresa A. Gabaldon 10. Connections between Ethics and Directors' Duties in Australia Vivienne Brand PART IV: DIRECTORS' DUTIES IN TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL 11. Navigating Financial Turbulence: Directors' Duties in the Face of Insolvency Michelle M. Harner 12. Non-executive Directors in Financial Institutions: A Demanding Standard of Care Adolfo Paolini 13. The Relationship between Investors and Corporations after the Financial Crises Anita Anand Index

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'If you are professionally involved in, or merely interested in the financial services industry and its collective stance on such issues as social responsibility as well as profit, you should really acquire this absorbing, carefully researched and very timely book.' -- The Barrister Magazine

`If you are professionally involved in, or merely interested in the financial services industry and its collective stance on such issues as social responsibility as well as profit, you should really acquire this absorbing, carefully researched and very timely book.' -- The Barrister Magazine

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Edited by Adolfo Paolini, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Buckingham Law School and Consultant, DACBeachcroft LLP, London, UK

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