The Company Directors Desktop Guide

by David M. Martin

The Company Director’s Desktop Guide is an indispensable source of reference on all areas of UK company law and practice for directors in every type of organization. It provides expert but also practical, jargon-free advice on every aspect of the role.

Directors face a minefield of obligations and liabilities―these are now more numerous and more complex. The newest Companies Act comes into full force in 2008 and all directors need to be very aware of some crucial changes to the law which significantly affect their liabilities.

This new edition has been fully updated and revised to take account of all the latest changes to British law and practice. It includes new material employee comparability and consultation, including part time employees and fixed term contract personnel; accounting for human assets; the operating and financial review; corporate social responsibility.

Thorogood Desktop Guides are a practical source of reference, guidance, techniques and best practice―packed with checklists, charts, do’s and don’ts, summaries, special tips and case studies.

470 pages, Paperback

Published January 21, 2008

About the author

David Martin is an independent consultant and frequent seminar speaker. He is the author of many books and is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and the Institute of Personnel and Development.