The article considers the role of independent directors in the governance of companies. It puts forth the role of independent directors in the good governance of companies and looks at the issues that question the independence of the independent directors

In this piece, written in honour of Gabriel Moss QC, I make some observations about three recent developments in the law governing the treatment of the directors of insolvent companies: first, the decision of Mr Justice Snowden in Grant v Ralls on the approach to determining quantum in...