Companies Act 2006 - Significant changes to company law

05/06/2007

The Act contains significant changes to the existing company law and many areas of new law, including codification and extension of directors' common law duties, with an obligation to have regard to a specified list of matters, additional rights for shareholders to bring derivative claims in the name of the company for breach of duty by directors, and the enhanced business review required by quoted companies.

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