Corporate governance under English common law : the respective roles of executive and non executive directors

Law & contracts   |   Business law   |   Term papers   |   07/08/2004   |   .doc   |   15 pages
Document abstract : «The role of boards and its relationship to management must be clearly identified. The Companies Act provides that companies must have directors but does not define their functions. This is left to the articles of association, where the most...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Motivations for a board reform. The unitary board model and its influence on the role of directors. The board's responsibility as the management organ of the company . The monitoring role of non-executive directors . Clarification on...»

Duress and undue influence

Law & contracts   |   Business law   |   Term papers   |   05/08/2009   |   .doc   |   23 pages
Document abstract : «"It is assumed that the parties know their own minds, that they are the best judges of their own needs and circumstances, that they will calculate the risks and future contingencies that are relevant, and that all these enter into the bargain. It...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The theory of duress at common law. The scope of duress. Economic duress. Effects and remedies. Undue influence and equity. The scope of undue influence. Actual undue influence . Namely presumed undue influence. Effects and remedies:...»

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