Company Law and Directors' Duties in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixing the Enforcement Regime

ISBN-13: 9780367616083 / Angielski

Oludara Akanmidu

Opis

This book provides a critical analysis of the enforcement regime for breach of directors’ duties in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and Tanzania. It will be of interest to scholars and practitioners of comparative corporate law and corporate governance in Africa.

Spis treści

PART 1: The Theoretical Framework  1. Background to Study: Agency Problem and Agency Costs  2. Enforcement in Corporate Law: Justification and Theoretical Underpinnings  3. Directors: Role, Powers, and Duties  PART 2: Enforcement of Directors’ duties in Sub-Saharan Africa  4. The Corporate Enforcement Regime in Sub Saharan Africa  5. Comparative Study of the Statutory Derivative Actions Regime in Sub-Saharan Africa  6. The Private Enforcement Regime in Sub-Saharan Africa: Weaknesses and Shortcomings  7. Enforcement Practices from Outside the Continent: The UK And Australian Case Study  8. Fixing the Leaking Roof of Enforcement in Sub Saharan Africa: A Case for Public Enforcement

O autorze

Oludara Akanmidu is an Assistant Professor in Law at the University of Nottingham, UK.