Rosemary Teele Langford
Biographic Data
| ID | 4171328 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rosemary Teele Langford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rosemary Teele |
| FAMILY NAME | Langford |
| SIGNATURE | LANGFORD R T |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5304-3416 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Corporate Purpose: Meaningful Change or Marketing Tool
Recent times have seen an explosion of interest in, and focus on, the concept of corporate purpose in a number of disciplines partly in response to shifts in societal expectations of companies and their directors. However, as outlined in this article, there are a number of challenges to meaningful outworking of corporate purpose in practical terms
Restoring Public Trust in Charities: Empirical Findings and Recommendations
This article reports the results of an extensive survey of persons who govern Australian charities (known as ‘responsible persons’) in relation to governance duties and conflicts of interest. These results are significant in light of the complexity of the legal framework governing Australia’s charities sector and in light of the shortage of empirical research into the sector. The results, combined with comprehensive legal analysis, enable critica…
Misuse of Power in the Australian Charities Sector
Charities are an essential part of Australian civil society and make fundamental contributions to social cohesion and well-being, as well as to the Australian economy. Public trust and confidence in the sector has, however, been damaged by high profile governance failures, despite the advent of a new national regime overseen by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. This article draws attention to gaps in the regulatory framewor…
Use of the Corporate Form for Public Benefit: Revitalisation of Australian Corporations Law
This article specifically addresses the theme of revitalisation of Australian law in the facilitation of purpose-based companies. It is the second of two articles on purpose-based governance in the charitable and for-profit spheres. Building on the first article, this article critically analyses relevant features of the Australian corporations law regime. It pays close attention to challenges relating to the application of directors’ duties where…
Purpose-Based Governance: A New Paradigm
The permissibility of corporations pursuing purposes other than profit has been the subject of debate for a number of years. This debate has intensified recently with proposals to allow or mandate the adoption of purposes by corporations. At the same time, purpose is central to governance in the charitable sphere. This article proposes a model of ‘purpose-based governance’, which offers significant potential advantages in both the charitable and …
The Proper Purpose Rule as a Constraint on Directors’ Autonomy – Eclairs Group Limited v JKX Oil & Gas plc
The recent case of Eclairs Group Limited v JKX Oil & Gas plc highlights the pressures faced by company directors in change of control situations, in which they may be tempted to take action to prevent or discourage such change. The Supreme Court decision provides important clarity on the scope of the proper purpose rule in these (and other) situations. We explore the implications of different judicial interpretations of the proper purpose rule fo…
Misuse of Power in the Australian Charities Sector
Charities are an essential part of Australian civil society and make fundamental contributions to social cohesion and well-being, as well as to the Australian economy. Public trust and confidence in the sector has, however, been damaged by high profile governance failures, despite the advent of a new national regime overseen by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. This article draws attention to gaps in the regulatory framewor…
Purpose-Based Governance: A New Paradigm
The permissibility of corporations pursuing purposes other than profit has been the subject of debate for a number of years. This debate has intensified recently with proposals to allow or mandate the adoption of purposes by corporations. At the same time, purpose is central to governance in the charitable sphere. This article proposes a model of ‘purpose-based governance’, which offers significant potential advantages in both the charitable and …
The Proper Purpose Rule as a Constraint on Directors’ Autonomy – Eclairs Group Limited v JKX Oil & Gas plc
The recent case of Eclairs Group Limited v JKX Oil & Gas plc highlights the pressures faced by company directors in change of control situations, in which they may be tempted to take action to prevent or discourage such change. The Supreme Court decision provides important clarity on the scope of the proper purpose rule in these (and other) situations. We explore the implications of different judicial interpretations of the proper purpose rule fo…
Use of the Corporate Form for Public Benefit: Revitalisation of Australian Corporations Law
This article specifically addresses the theme of revitalisation of Australian law in the facilitation of purpose-based companies. It is the second of two articles on purpose-based governance in the charitable and for-profit spheres. Building on the first article, this article critically analyses relevant features of the Australian corporations law regime. It pays close attention to challenges relating to the application of directors’ duties where…
Purpose-Based Governance: A New Paradigm
The permissibility of corporations pursuing purposes other than profit has been the subject of debate for a number of years. This debate has intensified recently with proposals to allow or mandate the adoption of purposes by corporations. At the same time, purpose is central to governance in the charitable sphere. This article proposes a model of ‘purpose-based governance’, which offers significant potential advantages in both the charitable and …
Misuse of Power in the Australian Charities Sector
Charities are an essential part of Australian civil society and make fundamental contributions to social cohesion and well-being, as well as to the Australian economy. Public trust and confidence in the sector has, however, been damaged by high profile governance failures, despite the advent of a new national regime overseen by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. This article draws attention to gaps in the regulatory framewor…
Restoring Public Trust in Charities: Empirical Findings and Recommendations
This article reports the results of an extensive survey of persons who govern Australian charities (known as ‘responsible persons’) in relation to governance duties and conflicts of interest. These results are significant in light of the complexity of the legal framework governing Australia’s charities sector and in light of the shortage of empirical research into the sector. The results, combined with comprehensive legal analysis, enable critica…
Corporate Purpose: Meaningful Change or Marketing Tool
Recent times have seen an explosion of interest in, and focus on, the concept of corporate purpose in a number of disciplines partly in response to shifts in societal expectations of companies and their directors. However, as outlined in this article, there are a number of challenges to meaningful outworking of corporate purpose in practical terms
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