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Powers, duties and liabilities of company directors: A comparative study of the law and practice in the UK and Saudi Arabia

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Powers, duties and liabilities of company directors: A comparative study of the law and practice in the UK and Saudi Arabia. / Aldahmash, Abdullah.
Lancaster University, 2021.

Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis

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Aldahmash, A 2021, 'Powers, duties and liabilities of company directors: A comparative study of the law and practice in the UK and Saudi Arabia', PhD, Law School, Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/1212

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Aldahmash, A. (2021). Powers, duties and liabilities of company directors: A comparative study of the law and practice in the UK and Saudi Arabia. [Doctoral Thesis, Law School, Lancaster University]. Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/1212

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Aldahmash A. Powers, duties and liabilities of company directors: A comparative study of the law and practice in the UK and Saudi Arabia. Lancaster University, 2021. doi: 10.17635/lancaster/thesis/1212

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Aldahmash, Abdullah. / Powers, duties and liabilities of company directors : A comparative study of the law and practice in the UK and Saudi Arabia. Lancaster University, 2021.

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