Food for Thought
Date | 01 May 2015 |
DOI | http://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30018 |
Published date | 01 May 2015 |
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“Too little liberty brings
stagnation and too much
brings chaos.”
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by David Gibbs
No director should operate from self-interest whether executive or non-executive.
Here, David Gibbs, Lecturer in Company and Commercial Law at the University
of Hertfordshire School of Law in the United Kingdom, uses the issue of non-
executive directors holding multiple positions simultaneously to open our eyes to
the legal and other complexities involved.
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standing of the controls on their
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the company.
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simply represent more people reap
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their own benefit at the company’s
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legal controls and enforcement of
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appointments held in a company by
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the interests of the company. Legal
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interest.
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interest from the performance of their
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estate agents. While not tested by the
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of loyalty owed to the company. The
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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