Importantly in the case of a profit company (other than a state owned company)
With a few specific exceptions anyone can be appointed as a director or prescribed officer of a company. The Companies Act is the primary determinant of who
directors of a company. Under the 1973 Companies Act non-?subscribers could either be elected to the board of directors or appointed by the board in order
“At common law once a person accepts appointment as a director
or appointed director of that company;. “amalgamation or merger” means a transaction or series of transactions
10 Sept 2009 Duties of directors: section 76 of the 2008 Companies Act .. ... At common law once a person accepts an appointment as a director
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By accepting their appointment to the position the directors indicate that they decriminalisation of corporate law
non-directors are appointed to a board committee The Act requires listed public companies and state owned companies
Corporate governance and directors' duties are regulated by: Common law rules (case law The Companies Act does not limit a director's term of appoint-.