Duties of directors in accordance with the Company Act are:
- Duty to act within powers: The directors are
obliged to work in accordance with the article of the company and
not beyond that.
- Duty to act in good faith: directs must work
to promote the success of the company and for the benefits of its
members.
- Duty to act in the best interest: the director
must act for the good of its employees, management, suppliers,
customers, and many more stakeholders.
Duties of directors in accordance with the Common law are:
- Duty to exercise discretion: It means that
they should be independent and unbiased in managing the
company.
- Duty to exercise power for proper purposes:
They must avoid their power for improper uses and benefits as it
will be considered as invalid.
- Duty to avoid conflict of interest: They are
obliged not to accept and opportunity that is meant for personal
benefit at the cost of the company's expense.