| Description |
1 online resource (422 pages) |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Table of Statutory Instruments; Table of International Legislation; Part A: Introduction; 1. Background to directors' responsibilities; 2. Creditors -- who are they?; Part B: Fraudulent trading; 3. Fraudulent trading: background, aims and comparisons; 4. The fraudulent trading provision and its scope; 5. Intent to defraud and fraudulent purpose; 6. Fraudulent trading: an assessment; Part C: Wrongful trading; 7. Wrongful trading: background, aims, rationale and comparisons |
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8. The wrongful trading provision and its scope9. A defence to wrongful trading; 10. An assessment of wrongful trading: pros, problems and prognoses; Part D: A duty to consider the interests of creditors; 11. The development of the duty to consider the interests of creditors; 12. The duty to creditors: nature, rationale and need; 13. When does the duty arise?; 14. How are the directors to function when subject to a duty to creditors?; 15. A direct duty to |
| Summary |
Comprehensively examining directors? responsibilities to creditors in times of financial strife, this volume, international in scope, analyzes and compares relevant UK legislation and case law with that from Australia, Canada, Ireland and the US |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Corporations -- Finance -- Law and legislation -- UnitedStates
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Debtor and creditor -- United States
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Directors of corporations -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
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Securities fraud -- United States
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Corporations -- Finance -- Law and legislation
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Debtor and creditor
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Directors of corporations -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Securities fraud
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203945438 |
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0203945433 |
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