| List of Tables | p. xi |
| Preface and Acknowledgements | p. xii |
| Notes on Contributors | p. xiii |
| Australia | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| General directors' duties | p. 2 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 19 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 21 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 30 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 34 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 37 |
| Austria | p. 45 |
| Introduction | p. 45 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 46 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 58 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 63 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 70 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 77 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 83 |
| Brazil | p. 97 |
| Introduction | p. 97 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 99 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 102 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 104 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 107 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 111 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 115 |
| China | p. 120 |
| Introduction | p. 120 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 127 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 133 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 135 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 139 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 142 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 149 |
| Czech Republic | p. 153 |
| Introduction | p. 153 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 155 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 162 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 165 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 169 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 172 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 178 |
| Denmark | p. 184 |
| Introduction | p. 184 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 186 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 190 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 193 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 196 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 198 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 203 |
| Finland | p. 207 |
| Introduction | p. 207 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 210 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 213 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 216 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 220 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 226 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 231 |
| France | p. 237 |
| Introduction | p. 237 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 239 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 245 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 247 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 254 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 260 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 268 |
| Germany | p. 274 |
| Introduction | p. 274 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 275 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 283 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 290 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 297 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 301 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 306 |
| India | p. 314 |
| Introduction | p. 314 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 316 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 318 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 321 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 325 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 328 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 333 |
| Italy | p. 337 |
| Introduction | p. 337 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 339 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 344 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 349 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 354 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 357 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 360 |
| Luxembourg | p. 365 |
| Introduction | p. 365 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 371 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 377 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 380 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 387 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 392 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 398 |
| Poland | p. 400 |
| Introduction | p. 400 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 403 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 406 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 407 |
| Legal duties with regard to communication | p. 410 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 413 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 417 |
| Russia | p. 423 |
| Introduction | p. 423 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 428 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 446 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 453 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 461 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 470 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 476 |
| Sweden | p. 481 |
| Introduction | p. 481 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 484 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 500 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 504 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 508 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 511 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 513 |
| Switzerland | p. 517 |
| Introduction | p. 517 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 519 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 522 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 525 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 528 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 530 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 534 |
| Spain | p. 539 |
| Introduction | p. 539 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 541 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 545 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 548 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 551 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 554 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 559 |
| Turkey | p. 568 |
| Introduction | p. 568 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 569 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 578 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 581 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 583 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 586 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 590 |
| United Arab Emirates | p. 594 |
| Introduction | p. 594 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 596 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 607 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 608 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 609 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 613 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 613 |
| United Kingdom | p. 615 |
| Introduction | p. 615 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 615 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 620 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 625 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 630 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 632 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 639 |
| United States of America | p. 645 |
| Introduction | p. 645 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 649 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 652 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 655 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 657 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 662 |
| Legal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 665 |
| Vietnam | p. 669 |
| Introduction | p. 669 |
| Legal duties with regard to decision-making | p. 671 |
| Legal duties with regard to accounting | p. 674 |
| Legal duties with regard to corporate crisis | p. 677 |
| Legal duties with regard to communications | p. 679 |
| Legal duties with regard to M&A and shareholder changes | p. 680 |
| rLegal duties with regard to debt and equity raisings | p. 684 |
| Index | p. 689 |
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