# Companies Act 2006, Section 178: Civil consequences of breach of general duties


(1) The consequences of breach (or threatened breach) of sections 171 to 177 are the same as would apply if the corresponding common law rule or equitable principle applied.
(2) The duties in those sections (with the exception of section 174 (duty to exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence)) are, accordingly, enforceable in the same way as any other fiduciary duty owed to a company by its directors.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/178 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-178
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