Abstract
The articles of association contain an important part of the constitution of the company. Their contents are not compulsorily laid down by the Companies Act, the approach to regulating their contents being rather by forbidding the inclusion of certain clauses or making them of no effect if they do appear. An example of this appears at s. 310 Companies Act 1985, which prevents a company including a provision in its articles exempting any officer or employer from liability they would otherwise have incurred ‘in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust’ in relation to the company.
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Drury, ‘The Relative Nature of the Shareholder’s Rights to Enforce the Company Contract’ (1986) CLJ 219.
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Wedderburn, ‘Shareholders’ Rights and the Rule in Foss v. Harbottle’ (1958) CLJ 193.
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Dine, J. (1998). The Articles of Association. In: Company Law. Macmillan Law Masters. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14583-6_5
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