Directors & Officers (D & O) Liability

Simon Deakin; Helmut Koziol; Olaf Riss

Published by De Gruyter 2018

Directors & Officers (D & O) Liability

Simon Deakin , Helmut Koziol and Olaf Riss

Volume 36 in the series Tort and Insurance Law

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110491494

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About this book

In recent years several cases concerning the liability of directors and officers have courted controversy. Arguments raised in such discussions oscillate between two extremes: on the one hand, the need for governing bodies to give a space to entrepreneurial discretion and on the other hand to ensure the protection of investors in and creditors of a company from the consequences of disadvantageous decisions by those bodies. In light of the geographical dispersal of the above stakeholders, the study offers a comparative insight into the liability of directors and officers in 10 key European jurisdictions (in particular, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and Switzerland) and 4 non-European jurisdictions (namely Brazil, Israel, Turkey and the United States). Amongst other things it investigates existing company law principles on the topic and examines their interaction with tort law and other fields with a view to suggesting principles for better stakeholder protection.

National reports are complemented by an economic analysis and insurance, conflict of laws and comparative reports. The study also benefits from case study analyses.

Author / Editor information

Simon F. Deakin, University of Cambridge; Olaf Riss, University Linz; Helmut Koziol, ECTIL Vienna

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Questionnaire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Country Reports
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in Austria M. Karollus and K. Riedler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in Brazil C. Portugal Gouvêa and M. Pargendler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in the Czech Republic J. Hrádek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in Germany G. Wagner and F. Klein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in Israel I. Gilead Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in Italy A.P. Scarso and M. Mattioni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in the Netherlands I.S. Wuisman and R.A. Wolf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in Norway A. Skjefstad and M. Strandberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in Poland P. Machnikowski and M. Podleś Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	425
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in Spain P. del Olmo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	477
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in Switzerland F. Krauskopf, J.K. Sommer and R. Märki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	561
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in Turkey I . Önay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	621
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in the United Kingdom D. Cabrelli and A. McAlpine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	669
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in the United States J.A Kirshner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	723
Special Reports
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability: Economic Analysis P.C. Leyens and M.G. Faure Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	769
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability and Insurance from a Conflict of Laws Perspective K. Ludwichowska-Redo and T. Thiede Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	809
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability from an Insurance Law Perspective E. Spann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	845
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability and Legal Policy from an Austrian Entrepreneur’s Perspective G. Kapsch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	855
Comparative Report
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability: Comparative Report S. Deakin and O. Riss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	871
List of Contributors and Editors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	985
Publications Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	989
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1001

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: judges, practitioners, scholars and students
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 1008
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 3
Keywords: Tort Law

eBook

Published: February 19, 2018
ISBN: 9783110491494

Hardcover

Published: February 19, 2018
ISBN: 9783110489712