Question Tag: Fiduciary Duties
- 10 Marks
BL – May 2015 – L1 – SB – Q2c – Company Law
Explain the duties of a company director and the legal implications of breaching them.
Question
Joe, a Pharmacist, is a director in Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Last month, an investigation by police detectives revealed that Joe had been stealing drugs from the company’s store and selling them in his own private pharmacy. The board of Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited was unaware that Joe owned and operated a private pharmacy.
It was also discovered that Joe had been accepting bribes from suppliers of chemicals to Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
In view of these findings, the company has invited you to advise it on the duties of a company director.
i. State any FOUR duties of a company director. (4 Marks)
ii. Comment briefly on the legal implications of Joe’s actions in relation to his duties as a director in Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited. (6 Marks)
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- Tags: Directors, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Implications
- Level: Level 1
- Topic: Company Law
- Series: MAY 2015
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- 15 Marks
BCL – Mar 2023 – L1 – Q3b – Company Directors and Other Officers
Identify the qualifications, fiduciary duties, and types of a Company Secretary.
Question
A Company Secretary is an officer of the company responsible for the recording of proceedings of both Board and General Meetings. The Company Secretary embodies the institutional memories of the organization and brings directions in the governance of the company. The Company Secretary may be an individual, a partnership, or a company.
Required:
i) Identify THREE (3) characteristics that qualify a person to be appointed as Company Secretary under the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992).
(6 marks)
ii) State THREE (3) fiduciary duties required of a Company Secretary.
(6 marks)
iii) Explain TWO (2) types of Company Secretary.
(3 marks)
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BCL – July 2023 – L1 – Q4c – Company Directors and Other Officers
Describe the fiduciary duties of a promoter prior to the formation of a company.
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- Level: Level 1
- Topic: Company directors and other officers
- Series: JULY 2023
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BL – May 2015 – L1 – SB – Q2c – Company Law
Explain the duties of a company director and the legal implications of breaching them.
Question
Joe, a Pharmacist, is a director in Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Last month, an investigation by police detectives revealed that Joe had been stealing drugs from the company’s store and selling them in his own private pharmacy. The board of Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited was unaware that Joe owned and operated a private pharmacy.
It was also discovered that Joe had been accepting bribes from suppliers of chemicals to Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
In view of these findings, the company has invited you to advise it on the duties of a company director.
i. State any FOUR duties of a company director. (4 Marks)
ii. Comment briefly on the legal implications of Joe’s actions in relation to his duties as a director in Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited. (6 Marks)
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- Tags: Directors, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Implications
- Level: Level 1
- Topic: Company Law
- Series: MAY 2015
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- 15 Marks
BCL – Mar 2023 – L1 – Q3b – Company Directors and Other Officers
Identify the qualifications, fiduciary duties, and types of a Company Secretary.
Question
A Company Secretary is an officer of the company responsible for the recording of proceedings of both Board and General Meetings. The Company Secretary embodies the institutional memories of the organization and brings directions in the governance of the company. The Company Secretary may be an individual, a partnership, or a company.
Required:
i) Identify THREE (3) characteristics that qualify a person to be appointed as Company Secretary under the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992).
(6 marks)
ii) State THREE (3) fiduciary duties required of a Company Secretary.
(6 marks)
iii) Explain TWO (2) types of Company Secretary.
(3 marks)
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BCL – July 2023 – L1 – Q4c – Company Directors and Other Officers
Describe the fiduciary duties of a promoter prior to the formation of a company.
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- Tags: Company Formation, Fiduciary Duties, Promoter
- Level: Level 1
- Topic: Company directors and other officers
- Series: JULY 2023