Directors’ Duties in Canada, 3rd Edition

Description:

• includes actionable precedents, including sample board and committee mandates, meeting templates, meeting conduct rules.
• discusses directors’ duties in a number of important and specific contexts, including responsibilities to employees, responsibilities for pension plans, environmental liabilities, intellectual property and information technology risks, fraud prevention and corporate finance.
• coverage of directors’ responsibilities in income trust settings.
• detailed treatment on steps directors should take to protect themselves, from adequate record-keeping through indemnities and directors’ and officers’ insurance.
• comprehensive listing of director liability statutes.
• coverage of how to establish and operate an effective advisory board.