Practical Law

In Zavarco plc v Nasir, the £36million question was: does the doctrine of merger apply to a declaratory judgment? The Court of Appeal’s clear and unequivocal answer (merger “has no application at all to declarations”) would suggest that this was a simple point, however the experienced judges who grappled with the question in the lower … Continue reading Zavarco plc v Nasir: does the doctrine of merger apply to a declaratory judgment? →

A director’s duty to act in good faith in the interests of the company is the cornerstone of a director’s position. This long standing obligation was revamped in the Companies Act 2006 with the introduction of a new requirement that directors should have regard to a package of concerns reflecting what has been described as … Continue reading The expansion of a director’s duty to act in the interests of the company →