TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to report on the company directors' disqualification proceedings following the failure of FSA‐regulated firm.Design/methodology/approach– The paper outlines the facts surrounding the decision and comments on the ruling.Findings– It was found that this whole question of overlapping laws in highly complex and regulated business sectors is a real one and is set to become a growing problem for courts to manage and boards to predict.Originality/value– The paper highlights the real, practical problems that can arise when different legal regimes criss‐cross the same factual domain. VL - 16 IS - 1 SN - 1358-1988 DO - 10.1108/13581980810853262 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/13581980810853262 AU - Gray Joanna PY - 2008 Y1 - 2008/01/01 TI - Company directors' disqualification proceedings following the failure of FSA‐regulated firm T2 - Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 111 EP - 115 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -