Rosemary Langford

Charitable Companies and Related Party Transactions

Rosemary Langford

Journal article  |  2021  |  Company and Securities Law Journal

In response to a recommendation by the Panel reviewing the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits legislation, the Federal Gover..

Purpose-based Governance: A New Paradigm

Rosemary Langford

Journal article  |  2020  |  University of New South Wales Law Journal

The permissibility of corporations pursuing purposes other than profit has been the subject of debate for a number of years. This ..

Pursuit Revisited

Rosemary Langford

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Equity

Some Australian cases concerning company directors have required pursuit of a conflict (rather than real sensible possibility of c..

Book Review: A Case for Shareholders' Fiduciary Duties in Common Law Asia

Rosemary Langford

Journal article  |  2020  |  COMPANY AND SECURITIES LAW JOURNAL

Associate Professor Lim’s book advocates the imposition of fiduciary duties on listed company shareholders in common law jurisdict..

Directors' Duties and Whistleblowing

Rosemary Langford

Book Chapter  |  2020

The relationship between whistleblowing and directors' duties is not straightforward. Directors' core duties (duty of care, duties..

Cassimatis v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2020] FCAFC 52 - "Dystopian Accessorial Liability" or the End of "Stepping Stones" as We Know It?

Rosemary Langford

Journal article  |  2020  |  COMPANY AND SECURITIES LAW JOURNAL

This note focuses on two significant point made by the majority judges in relation to s 180 of the Corporations Act 2001. The firs..

Use of the Corporate Form for Public Benefit - Revitalisation of Australian Corporations Law

Rosemary Langford

Journal article  |  2020  |  University of New South Wales Law Journal

This article specifically addresses the theme of revitalisation of Australian law in the facilitation of purpose-based companies. ..

Conflicts and Coherence in the Charities Sphere: Would a Conflict by any Other Name Proscribe the Same?

Rosemary Langford

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Equity

Proscriptions on conflicts of interest have long been a core component of governance regimes. In the charities sphere such proscri..

Removal of Directors of Public Companies by Shareholders: When Do Companies Contract Out of the Corporations Act?

Rosemary Langford, Ian Ramsay

Journal article  |  2019  |  COMPANY AND SECURITIES LAW JOURNAL

When are shareholders empowered to remove directors from office? This is an important governance issue and is related to the balan..

Company Directors' Duties and Conflicts of Interest

Rosemary Langford

Book  |  2019

This book contains the most detailed multi-jurisdictional analysis of directors' conflicts available drawing together relevant cas..