Market freedom or shareholders' protection? A comparative analysis of the duties of nominee directors Available to Purchase

The purpose of this paper is to examine the recent codification of the duties of nominee directors in Malaysia.

Comparative law and legal theory.

The paper finds that the Malaysian approach to the duties of nominee directors is overly prescriptive and inconsistent with commercial reality.

A review of the law on the duties of nominee directors in Malaysia is called for.

This paper highlights the need for clear law reform objectives and made comparisons of the law across jurisdictions.