Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The Theoretical Background 3. The Development of ESV 4. The Duty to Promote the Success of the Company : An Analysis of Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 5. The Business Review: An Analysis of Section 417 of the Companies Act 2006 6. Constituency Statutes 7. An Evaluation of Enlightened Shareholder Value and its Impact 8. The Future 9. Epilogue

About the Author

Andrew Keay is Professor of Corporate and Commercial Law at the University of Leeds, UK.

Reviews

"In sum, the book constitutes a distinctive and welcome contribution to the literature on the law of directors’ duties and corporate objectives. […] its lucid argument and clarity of expression nonetheless make it eminently suited to feature on the reading lists of company law and corporate governance courses." Daniel Attenborough, The Modern Law Review