A note outlining the changes to the law on transactions with directors under the Companies Act 2006. For general background to the 2006 Act, see Practice note, Companies Act 2006: materials.

Most of Chapters 2 (general duties of directors), and 4 (transactions with directors requiring approval of members) of Part 10 came into force on 1 October 2007, other than the provisions relating to directors' conflict of interest duties (sections 175 to 177). Sections 175 to 177 came into force on 1 October 2008, along with those relating to declarations of interest in existing transactions or arrangements in Chapter 3 of Part 10 (sections 182 to 187).