📘 Guide to Company Directors | 5th Edition (2018)
✒️ Authored by: L.V.V. Iyer | Language: English | Publisher: Lexis Nexis

The Guide to Company Directors by L.V.V. Iyer is a definitive reference work that provides a comprehensive and practical analysis of the law relating to company directors in India. Now in its 5th Edition (2018), the book incorporates the Companies Act, 2013 and its subsequent amendments, along with key judicial interpretations, making it an indispensable resource for corporate professionals, advocates, and academicians.

🔍 Key Features:

• 📜 Complete Coverage of Directors’ Law – duties, powers, rights, liabilities, qualifications, and disqualifications of directors under the Companies Act, 2013.

• ⚖️ Judicial Analysis – important judgments of the Supreme Court, High Courts, and NCLT/NCLAT shaping the role and responsibilities of directors.

• 🏛️ Corporate Governance – discussion on accountability, fiduciary duties, and compliance responsibilities of directors.

• 🛠️ Types of Directorships – executive, non-executive, independent directors, nominee directors, and their legal implications.

• 📚 Regulatory Compliance – directors’ role in financial reporting, audit, shareholder relations, and board functioning.

• 🌐 Comparative Insights – international best practices on directors’ duties and governance models.

• 🆕 5th Edition (2018) – updated with the latest statutory provisions, SEBI regulations, and governance guidelines.

🎯 Recommended For:

• Company directors, board members & corporate executives

• Advocates & corporate law practitioners

• Judges, regulators & compliance officers

• Academicians, researchers & law students specialising in corporate law

• Company secretaries, chartered accountants & governance professionals

This 5th edition of Guide to Company Directors by L.V.V. Iyer stands as a practical, authoritative, and research-friendly commentary, combining statutory clarity, judicial depth, and governance insights—making it an essential reference for anyone dealing with the law and practice of company directorship in India.