Publisher's Synopsis
A guide for directors and their professional advisers, this book explains the rules regarding directors' disqualification, the imposition of personal liability on company directors and others and the rules restricting the re-use of the names of insolvent companies.;This third edition brings the commentary up to date, taking into account the operation of the disqualification legislation, the increased number of judicial rulings given since the commencement date, particularly on the question of "unfitness" to act as a director, and the provisions governing wrongful trading. It also discusses the ways in which directors can incur personal liability at common law and under the Companies Act 1985 and other statutory provisions and includes: a text of statutory provisions; explanation of statutory terms; reported cases; forms; and a case table and legislation finding list.
