<Dl> <Dd> "such care as an ordinary man might be expected to take on his own behalf ." </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> "such care as an ordinary man might be expected to take on his own behalf ." </Dd> <P> This was a dual subjective and objective test, and one deliberately pitched at a higher level . </P> <P> More recently, it has been suggested that both the tests of skill and diligence should be assessed objectively and subjectively; in the United Kingdom, the statutory provisions relating to directors' duties in the new Companies Act 2006 have been codified on this basis . </P>

Boards and the directors who sit on them