Duties of a director in the insolvency vicinity – Guardian
CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele English decisions suggest that the duties are owed for the benefit of creditors: HLC Environmental Projects Ltd v Carvalho (2014) BCC 337, 362; Colin Gwyer & Associates Ltd v London Wharf Ltd (2003) BCC 885, 906 [74]; West Mercia Safetywear Ltd v Dodd (1988) BCLC 250 at 253;Brady & Anor v Brady & Anor (1987) 3 BCC 535, 552. In contrast, Australian authorities such as Walker v Wimborne (1976) 137 CLR 1 and Bell Group Ltd v Westpac Banking Corp (2012) WASCA 157 and leading judicial authorities in New Zealand such…
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