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  • Sunlight in an area of uncertainty

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2012

    Professor Bob Baxt discusses a recent court case that examined whether a director was in breach of his duties when he took up an opportunity rejected by his company.  Readers of this column will know that our law provides that directors should not allow a conflict of duty and interest to ...

  • Directors Counsel The doctrine of equitable contribution

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Sep 2009

    Professor Bob Baxt reviews a recent case that exposes the difficulties of superimposing personal obligations in the context of a company structure. The doctrine of equitable contribution It is a trite observation that under Australian law, when a company is created, even though the compa...

  • Law Reporter

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2006

    Professor Bob Baxt provides an overview of recent court decisions affecting the role and responsibility of directors. Many of the matters examined in the Law Reporter are discussed in greater detail in The Baxt Report published by Thomson Publishing. Directors in conflic...