Australian company directors are subject to duties of disclosure arising from a number of sources. In particular disclosure has been required of directors under general law and statutory duties in the context of conflicts of interest and in presenting proposals to shareholders for approval. A...

Disclosure of information has been part of company law for a very long time. It will be recalled that there was a time when nobody contracting with a company could rely on the fact that they did not know of a particular provision in a company's Memorandum of Association or Articles of...

In recent years, firms have implemented advance notice provisions (ANPs) in their bylaws. ANPs require shareholders to comply with certain procedures and disclosure requirements if they intend to nominate directors at a shareholders' meeting. With a focus on ANPs, this is the first study that...