Rosemary Langford

Charity trustees: governance duties and conflicts of interest

Rosemary Teele Langford, Malcolm Anderson

Journal article  |  2022  |  TRUSTS & TRUSTEES

This article reports the results of an extensive survey of charity trustees in England and Wales in relation to governance duties ..

Governance Duties and Conflicts of Interest in the Charities Sector:Australia and England & Wales Compared

Rosemary Teele Langford, Malcolm Edward Anderson

Journal article  |  2022  |  Third Sector Review

This article reports the results of an extensive survey of persons who govern charitable entities in Australia and in England & Wa..

Purpose and Public Benefit

Rosemary Teele Langford

Book Chapter  |  2022

This chapter examines the fundamental role that purpose plays in charitable governance and, indeed, in charitable accountability a..

Misuse of Power in the Australian Charities Sector

Rosemary Langford, Miranda Webster

Journal article  |  2022  |  UNSW Law Journal

Charities are an essential part of Australian civil society and make fundamental contributions to social cohesion and well-being, ..

“Doing the Job That’s Required”?: Social Licence to Operate and Directors’ Duties

Rosemary Langford, Vivienne Brand

Journal article  |  2022  |  The Sydney Law Review

Reactions to Rio Tinto Limited’s blasting activities in Western Australia’s Juukan Gorge in 2020 demonstrated the significance of ..

Charities and Fiduciary Paradigm

Rosemary Langford

Journal article  |  2022  |  Journal of Equity

In Lehtimäki v Cooper [2020] UKSC 33 the UK Supreme Court held that members of a charitable company limited by guarantee owed a fi..

Introduction to Technology and Corporate Law 1

Andrew Godwin, Pey Woan Lee, Rosemary Langford

Book Chapter  |  2021

In the Introduction to Innovation, Technology and Corporate Law, the editors outline the context for the book and its focus on the..

Special Issue on the Australian Law Reform Commission Legislative Mapping Project [Overview]

Sarah Derrington, Rosemary Langford, Andrew Godwin

Journal article  |  2021  |  Company and Securities Law Journal

Simplifying the law is not a straightforward task. As Commissioner Hayne noted in his Final Report of the Royal Commission into Mi..

Statutory duties and ratification: Untangling the maze

Rosemary Langford

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Equity

In 2010 leading corporate law scholar, Robert Austin, called for Australia to follow the UK’s lead in codifying directors’ duties...

Legislative Design – Clarifying the Legislative Porridge

Andrew Godwin, Vivienne Brand, Rosemary Langford

Journal article  |  2021  |  Company and Securities Law Journal

Legislative design directly affects the clarity, coherence and navigability of legislation. It is therefore of critical importance..