Post Europe: Multi- jurisdictional directors
With increased consolidation of businesses across Europe, executives in multinational companies can be required to become directors in a variety of jurisdictions, and in many cases at short notice. Martin Mendelssohn and Tim Ingham highlight the differences in directors’ duties and liabilities that members of a foreign board face.
Ask a board director of a UK company whether the role has become more onerous in recent years and their response is likely to be "yes". The 2006 Companies Act codified most directors' duties into a
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