澳大利亞公司法董事義務(wù)和派生訴訟

1、本文論述了澳大利亞公司法相關(guān)問題1、董事義務(wù)2、公司和外部的關(guān)系.Wordcount:Wordcount:998998AnswertoQuestionAAnswertoQuestionAThelegalissuesThelegalissuesThelegalissuesaremainlyasfollows:(1)whetherAlicebreachedherdutiesasadirectorofAllFiredUpPtyLtd;(2)therelationshipsbetweenAllFiredUpPtyLtdanditsoutsider,PotsNPlatesPtyLtd.Relevantl

2、awRelevantlawTojudgewhetherAlicebreachedherdutiesasadirector,Sections180to184oftheCorporationsActmustbereferred,whichhasprovidedcareanddiligence,goodfaith,useofpositionandinformationproperlyascivilobligationsaswellasundersomecertaincircumstancesbreachtheobligationsofgoodfaith,usingpositionandinforma

3、tionimproperlymayconstitutecriminaloffences1.TodecidewhatactionsPotsNPlatesPtyLtdmaytake,section237andotherrelevant2,sectionsoftheCorporationsActshouldbereferredMainlegalprinciplesMainlegalprinciples(1) Apersonasadirectorofacompanyowesadutyoffiduciarytothecompany；healsoshoulduseeveryefforttoavoidcon

4、flictofinterests;adirectorshould4disclosepersonaladvantages(ifany)inanytransaction(2) Apersonwhoisentitledtoberegisteredasashareholderofthecompanymayinitiateaderivativeactionagainstaninfringerforthebenefitsofthecompany.LegalfactssummaryLegalfactssummary(1) AlicewasthedominantshareholderofAllFiredUpP

5、tyLtd;(2) Asadirector,shearrangedtoleasesurplusspaceintheFireflyGallerytoherboyfriendZackataimproperlylowrent;(3) ZackbadlydamagedtheleasedspaceoftheGallerybutAliceexemptedhisliabilityofcompensationbypersuadingChris;(4) PotsNPlatesPtyLtdpreparedtopurchasesharesofAllFiredUpPtyLtd,butbeforethepurchase

6、PotsNPlatesPtyLtdfoundoutthefactoflossestheywantedAliceremovedandactiontakenagainstAlice,ZackandChris.ApplicationApplicationAsadirector,Aliceoweddutiesoffiduciaryandavoidingconflictofinterestsandforthebestbenefitsofthecompany5,Sincetherelationship(ZackistheboyfriendofAlice)betweenthemAliceshouldavoi

7、danytransactionwithhimduetothatsuchtransactionmayleadtopotentialharmtothecompany,butshereleasedthepropertyofthecompanytoherboyfriend,whichhadbreachedherduties.MeanwhileAliceSections180to184,theCorporationsAct2001.Sections237and238,theCorporationsAct2001.Regal(Hastings)LtdvGulliver19672AC134Industria

8、lDevelopmentConsultantsLtdvCooley19721WLR4435FurvTomkies(1935)54CLR583本人男,漢族,1987年11月出生于湖北.2021年武漢科技大學(xué)法學(xué)本科畢業(yè).畢業(yè)后,先后在越南shouldnottrytoexemptZacksliabilityofcompensationforthelossescausedbyhimtothecompanybecausetheexemptionisfoAlice8ownbenefits,notthecompanys.SincePotsNPlatesPtyLtdpreparedtopurchasesha

9、resofAllFiredUpPtyLtd,itshouldbedeemedasapersonwhohadarighttoberegisteredasamemberofthecompanyandwasentitledtoinitiateaderivativeactionagainstthosewhohadcauseddamagestoAllFiredUpPtyLtd(Zack,Alice,Chris)solongasthe5criteriaweremeet.ConclusionConclusion(1)SinceAlicehadbreachedherdutiesowedtothecompany

10、asadirector,thecompany,orotherdirectorsonbehalfo15fthecompany,maytakeactionagainstAlicetorepealthereleasecontractbetweenthecompanyandZack,andclaimdamagesagainstZackforhehadbadlydamagedtheGallery.(2)Asapersonwhoisentitledtoberegisteredasashareholderofthecompany,PotsNPlatesPtyLtdmayapplyforaleavetotak

11、ederivativeactionsagainstAlice,ZackandChrisfortheharmfultransactionconductedbythem.派生訴訟AnswertoQuestionBAnswertoQuestionBThelegalissuesThelegalissuesThelegalissueiswhetherthemortgagedeterminedbyAndrewandBenandundertakenbyAllFiredUpPtyLtdisvalidornot.RelevantlawRelevantlawTheconstitutionofthecompanyA

12、llFiredUpPtyLtdandsection236to238isreferredtoresolvetheissuesquestions.MainlegalprinciplesMainlegalprinciples1.Thearticlesofassociationofthecompanyrequiresthatanycontractinvolvingmorethan5000dollarsshallbeenteredintowithunanimousapprovaloftheboardofdirectorsandthecompanysealshallbeusedonthecontracts

13、attestedbytwodirectors.2.AformerofficerofthecompanymayapplyforderivativeactionsagainstthosedirectorswhoconductharmfultransactiontothecompanyLegalfactssummaryLegalfactssummary1.PotsNPlatesPtyLtdrequiredAllFiredUpPtyLtdtomortgageitsFireflyGalleryforits100,000dollarsloan.2.Thenewdirector,Andrew,atthere

14、questofPotsNPlates,discussedthemortgagewithBenandtheyagreedtogivePotsNPlatesPtyLtdthesecurity.3.AndrewandDinosealedandsignedthemortgagetoSouthpawBankforAllFiredUpPtyLtd.TheydidnotconsultChris.ApplicationApplicationAccordingtothearticlesofthecompany,anytransactioninvolvingmorethan5000dollarsshallbeag

15、reedbyalldirectorsofthecompany.TheamountoftheloanSection238,theCorporationsAct2001.7Section238,theCorporationsAct2001.本人男,漢族,1987年11月出生于湖北.2021年武漢科技大學(xué)法學(xué)本科畢業(yè).畢業(yè)后,先后在越南15mortgagedbyAllFiredUpPtyLtdis100,000dollars,whichhadexceededthelimit,thusagreementbyalldirectorsshouldbeobtained.Butonlyapartofdirec

16、torsparticipatethedeterminationofthemortgage.ThemortgagewasdeterminedbreachingtheconstitutionofthecompanyandinfringetherightsandinterestsofthecompanyandChrisandanyotherrelatedperson.Besides,thoughAlicewasreplacedbyAndrew,shestillhasarighttoinitiateaderivativeactionaccordingtothelawprovisions.Asaform

17、erdirector(thispositionshouldbeincludedinofficers),lawhasconferredhertherightofinstitutionofanactionforthebenefitsofthecompany.AdvicesAdvicesThemortgagetoTheSouthpawBankshallbevoidandcouldnotbebindingonAllFiredUpPtyLtd.AsaformerofficerofAllFiredUpPtyLtd,ifAlicebelievesthatthecompanywillnottakeanyactionaboutthisaspect,shemayinitiateaderivativeactionagainstAndrew,BenandDinoorPotsNPlatesPtyLtd.Besides,ChrisalsohasarighttoinitiateaderivativeactionagainstthosedirectorswhobreachedthearticlesonbehalfofAllFiredUpPtyLtd8.ReferencesReferencesSections180to184,236to238,theCorporatio