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Your First Stop for Executive Employment Law and Governance
Today's executive may wear many hats: director, officer, shareholder, and employee. Multiple hats translate into multiple areas of law and liability. Numerous statutes limit the behaviour of executives and directors, including those dealing with:
Corporations
Employment
Securities
Tax
Retirement income
Immigration
Crime
For 25 years, executives, directors, and lawyers have turned to Executive Employment Law to cut through this jungle of laws. The highly seasoned team of authors provides an insightful, integrated analysis of the rights and obligations of executives and the boards of directors who supervise them. This unique looseleaf service covers both the common law applicable in most provinces, and the civil law of Quebec.
Answers to Your Pressing Questions
Some Answers to Questions from Executives
How do the courts interpret my rights and obligations as an executive?
What damages arise from failure to respect these obligations?
What recourses are available to me if the board terminates my employment contract?
What liabilities do I face under securities legislation?
How can I determine if a business contract contains a criminal element?
What steps must I take if my company faces bankruptcy?
Some Answers to Questions from Directors
How do the courts interpret my rights and obligations as a director?
What should an executive employment contract contain?
How do I determine a reasonable executive compensation?
How do I terminate an executive employment relationship?
What defensive strategies can I use to protect directors and officers from potential costs and liabilities?
What are my obligations with respect to the governance of executives?
Time-Saving Features
25 tabbed commentary chapters
Table of contents for each chapter for easy reference
Index with paragraph numbers directing you to the relevant section of text
Comprehensive citations, indicating the date of case, jurisdiction, and the court rendering the decision.
A reference tool that has stood the test of time for:
Executives who need quick access to the many different areas of law that apply to executives and directors, and who need to avoid liability in their multiple legal relationships.
Corporate Directors who need to be aware of their obligations for supervising, appointing, and compensating executives and senior managers.
Corporate Counsel who must keep abreast of all aspects of executive employment law and governance and reduce the need for extensive use of outside counsel.
Law Firms/External Counsel who seek expertise in all aspects of executive employment law and governance.
Corporate Secretaries who must ensure that a board uses proper processes for the governance of executives.
Entrepreneurs with Small and Medium-Sized Companies who need to know how to employ and work effectively with executives who represent and contract for their enterprise.
