The Author: Hans C. Hirt obtained his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics where he was a Wedderburn Scholar after gaining an LL M at the University of Glasgow and also has a BA Honours in European Business Administration and is a Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH). His main research interests are in corporate governance, European company law and shareholder remedies and he has published a number of articles and notes in leading corporate law journals. He is now a trainee solicitor with the leading law firm Ashurst Morris Crisp.

• Contents: Theoretical framework: Legal strategies – Principles underlying the enforcement of directors’ duties in British law – Derivative actions in British company law – Vinelott J’s model of the enforcement of directors’ duties – Law Commission’s model of the enforcement of directors’ duties – German model of the enforcement of directors’ duties – Proposal for reform of the law governing the enforcement of directors’ duties.

The Author: Hans C. Hirt obtained his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics where he was a Wedderburn Scholar after gaining an LL M at the University of Glasgow and also has a BA Honours in European Business Administration and is a Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH). His main research interests are in corporate governance, European company law and shareholder remedies and he has published a number of articles and notes in leading corporate law journals. He is now a trainee solicitor with the leading law firm Ashurst Morris Crisp.

• Contents: Theoretical framework: Legal strategies – Principles underlying the enforcement of directors’ duties in British law – Derivative actions in British company law – Vinelott J’s model of the enforcement of directors’ duties – Law Commission’s model of the enforcement of directors’ duties – German model of the enforcement of directors’ duties – Proposal for reform of the law governing the enforcement of directors’ duties.