Responsibility

Barry J. Reiter, Gary S.A. Solway, Jesslyn G. Maurier [and 30 others]

Author

Barry J. Reiter

Gary S.A. Solway

Jesslyn G. Maurier

Corporate Author

Bennett Jones LLP

Edition

7th Edition

Location

Toronto, ON

Publisher

LexisNexis Canada Inc.©2021

Publication Date

2021

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Physical Description

i,1111 pages.

ISBN

978-0-433-50669-0

Subjects

Directors of corporations -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada.

Contents

Chapter 1: Corporate Governance: The Roles and Responsibilities of Directors Chapter 2: Doing Your Job as a Director Chapter 3: Constituting the Board and Defining its Relationship with Management and Shareholders Chapter 4: Nominee Directors and Observers Chapter 5: Corporate Secretary Chapter 6: Board Meetings Chapter 7: In Camera Meetings Chapter 8: Board Evaluations Chapter 9: Director Compensation Chapter 10: Annual and Special Meetings of Shareholders Chapter 11: Proxy Contests Chapter 12: Standing Committee of the Board (and a Note on Standing Governance Policies) Chapter 13: Special Purpose Committee Chapter 14: Minutes Chapter 15: Advisory Boards Chapter 16: Governance of Private Companies Chapter 17: Building a Great Board of Directors - A Committed and Sustained Process Chapter 18: The Journey: From Governance by SIngle Shareholder Control to Life as a Public Company Chapter 19: Corporate Finance Chapter 20: Mergers & Acquisitions (Control) Transactions Chapter 21: Board's Role in the Creation of Dual Class Shares Chapter 22: Regulatory Liabilities Chapter 23: Duties of Directors Under Employment Laws Chapter 24: Duties of Directors in the Pension Context Chapter 25: Duties of Directors in Mutual Fund Governance Chapter 26: Governance of Crown Corporations Chapter 27: Governance of Not-for-Profit Organizations Chapter 28: The Evolving Face of Corporate Social Responsibility and ESG Chapter 29: Some Current Topics in Governance: Diversity, Term Limits, Majority Voting and Say on Pay Chapter 30: Risk Management Chapter 31: Information and Confidentiality Chapter 32: The Board and Privacy Legislation Chapter 33: Internal Investigations Chapter 34: CEO Succession Chapter 35: Protecting Yourself as a Director - Public Disclosure Liability, Insider Trading Liability and Red Flags: When Directors Should Be Worried Chapter 36: Indemnification and Insurance Chapter 37: Resigning as a Director

Notes

Includes Table of Cases Includes Index

Call Number

KF1415 R45 2021

Location

Fredericton

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