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Determination of fiduciary duties in the context of director liability in Mongolia
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This paper aims to examine whether fiduciary duties and business judgment rule exist in the corporate legislation of Mongolia and if it does, the extent of director liability in the jurisdiction. The basis for choosing Mongolia lies with the current economic trajectory of the country as it is trying to diversify its economy and steer away from the legal and economic influence of the holdover from the influence of Soviet Union in the 20th century.
While it is argued that an anti-self-dealing index is associated with an increase in the stock market to GDP ratio, economic statistics alone will not give us a clear idea of how fiduciary duties are defined in relevant corporate legislation of a given country. In other words, we need to take a closer look into the actual wording of their corporate legislations to determine the extent of fiduciary duties established in the jurisdiction and how they relate to director liability.
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итгэл даах үүрэг, бизнесийн шийдвэр гаргах дүрэм, хянамгай байх үүрэг, Улсын Их Дэлгүүр, fiduciary duties, board of directors, ТУЗ, хувийн хөрөнгөөр хариуцлага хүлээх, хариуцлагатай байх үүрэг, business judgement rule, duty of care, duty of loyalty, duty of oversight, In re Caremark.
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2024-01-01
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2024-06-17
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936
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24
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75
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[35] Ibid, Page 37

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[38] Commercial decision is an interchangeable term for business judgment in the United Kingdom.

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[67] Ibid, Page 5.

[68] FRC Resolution No.443 dated 17th December 2015, “Procedure on disclosure obligations of securities issuers”.

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[70] Resolution No.23/01, adopted by the ordinary shareholders’ meeting of “APU” JSC, dated 28 April 2023.

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