The legal status of directors; De facto directors, shadow directors and group directors; Directors' basic fiduciary duties; The judicial and statutory extension of directors' fiduciary duties; Directors' duties of skill and care; The termination and discharge of directors' duties; Directors' duties under the companies act; The enforcement of directors' statutory duties; Directors' duties and liabilities to a company's creditors; Litigation concerning directors' duties; Shareholders' remedies for unfair treatment and conclusions