Directors' liability (IVOR nr. 101) 2017/4.1.2:4.1.2 Research question

Directors' liability (IVOR nr. 101) 2017/4.1.2

4.1.2 Research question

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In this research, I begin by assuming that the existing legal doctrine on the ‘limited scope of discharge’ may be problematic. The existing doctrine seems not to require directors to act in ‘good faith’ as a precondition to discharging them of any personal liability to the company. This seems to be at odds with empirical findings and the notions underlying good corporate governance, which should require directors to act in ‘good faith’ in the interest of the company.

The central question in this research is therefore as follows: why is it problematic that the existing legal doctrine on the ‘limited scope of discharge’ does not mention the ‘good faith’ of directors as a requirement for their discharge from personal liability to the company? And which new points of view may improve the practices involving the Dutch notion of discharge?

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