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Directors' duties are a series of statutory, common law and equitable obligations owed primarily by members of the board of directors to the corporation that employs them. It is a central part of corporate law and corporate governance. Directors' duties are analogous to duties owed by trustees to beneficiaries, and by agents to principals. Among different jurisdictions, a number of similarities between the framework for directors' duties exist. *directors owe duties to the corporation,〔e.g. ''Percival v Wright'' () Ch 421〕 and not to individual shareholders,〔e.g. ''Coleman v. Myers'' () 2 NZLR 225, where the board is authorised by the shareholders to negotiate with a takeover bidder. It has been held in New Zealand that "depending upon all the surrounding circumstances and the nature of the responsibility which in a real and practical sense the director has assumed towards the shareholder,"〕 employees or creditors outside exceptional circumstances *directors' core duty is to remain loyal to the company, and avoid conflicts of interest *directors are expected to display a high standard of care, skill or diligence *directors are expected to act in good faith to promote the success of the corporation == Australia == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Directors' duties」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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