Topic Gateway Series UK Company Law Further information Full text articles from Business Source Corporate through My CIMA www.cimaglobal.com/mycima [Accessed 25 April 2008] Borrie,S.and Stojanovic,A.The United Kingdom's corporate law overhaul:the Companies Act 2006.Corporate Governance Advisor,January 2008,Volume 16, Issue 1,pp 29-32.Provides a good overview,written by lawyers. Gray,R.In good company.Lawyer,10/1/2007,Volume 21,Issue 38,p.31. Outlines the situation in Northern Ireland in respect of the extension of the Companies Act 2006. Holden,S.W.Pain and litigation.International Financial Law Review,October 2007,Volume 26,Issue 10,p.47.Argues that the codification of directors' duties might result in the loss of flexibility inherent in common law and equitable principles which previously governed this area,and thinks that one effect of the act will be increased litigation. Howell,A.and Shepherd,T.Mind the cap.Accountancy,July 2007,Volume 140, Issue 1367,pp 125-126.Discusses the new powers for auditors to negotiate liability limitation agreements(LLAs).Outlines the impact on accountants and auditors. King,R.and Philipson,K.Go carefully.Accountancy Age,9/20/2007,p.17 Advises readers not to underestimate the implications of the new rights for shareholders to mount derivative actions against directors.Includes a checklist for FDs and advisers. Mirchandani,N.and Huntsman,R.Directors'cut.Lawyer,11/19/2007,Volume 21,Issue 45,p.31.Argues that the combination of the CA 06,the increased attention paid by the FSA to senior management of the organisations it regulates,and the rise in shareholder activism means that directors can expect their responsibilities to be more onerous than they were,say five years ago. Signposts readers to useful guidance from The GC100(a group of senior in- house lawyers of FTSE 100 companies)on compliance with the duties outlined in the Companies Act. 10Topic Gateway Series UK Company Law 10 Further information Full text articles from Business Source Corporate through My CIMA www.cimaglobal.com/mycima [Accessed 25 April 2008] Borrie, S. and Stojanovic, A. The United Kingdom's corporate law overhaul: the Companies Act 2006. Corporate Governance Advisor, January 2008, Volume 16, Issue 1, pp 29-32. Provides a good overview, written by lawyers. Gray, R. In good company. Lawyer, 10/1/2007, Volume 21, Issue 38, p. 31. Outlines the situation in Northern Ireland in respect of the extension of the Companies Act 2006. Holden, S. W. Pain and litigation. International Financial Law Review, October 2007, Volume 26, Issue 10, p. 47. Argues that the codification of directors' duties might result in the loss of flexibility inherent in common law and equitable principles which previously governed this area, and thinks that one effect of the act will be increased litigation. Howell, A. and Shepherd, T. Mind the cap. Accountancy, July 2007, Volume 140, Issue 1367, pp 125-126. Discusses the new powers for auditors to negotiate liability limitation agreements (LLAs). Outlines the impact on accountants and auditors. King, R. and Philipson, K. Go carefully. Accountancy Age, 9/20/2007, p. 17. Advises readers not to underestimate the implications of the new rights for shareholders to mount derivative actions against directors. Includes a checklist for FDs and advisers. Mirchandani, N. and Huntsman, R. Directors’ cut. Lawyer, 11/19/2007, Volume 21, Issue 45, p. 31. Argues that the combination of the CA 06, the increased attention paid by the FSA to senior management of the organisations it regulates, and the rise in shareholder activism means that directors can expect their responsibilities to be more onerous than they were, say five years ago. Signposts readers to useful guidance from The GC100 (a group of senior inhouse lawyers of FTSE 100 companies) on compliance with the duties outlined in the Companies Act