Some Thoughts on the Director's Right to Information

Abstract

以公司法第193條之1增訂之討論為契機，本文以德拉瓦州法為對象，思考我國董事資訊權之若干問題，認為董事資訊權乃輔助董事執行職務所需，係附隨於受託義務而生。然此並非意味董事得恣意請求公司提供資訊，毋寧仍有若干限制。再者，由是否明文增訂董事資訊權之討論，可見我國對於董事定位，以及其所謂監督權之內涵為何等議題上，仍未有共識，致對於董事資訊權產生若干誤解；關於董事資訊之分享範圍，以及如何提供該權利行使之有效救濟途徑等，則付之闕如。本文嘗試就此等問題進行若干思考，提出若干意見。 By use of the discussion in connection with the addition of the draft Article 193-1 of the Company Act, this article considers and analyzes the issues with respect to the director's information right by reference to the Delaware law, arguing that such right is to assist the director to perform his/her duty, so it is the right ancillary to the director's fiduciary duty. However, recognizing the director has the information right does not mean the director could arbitrarily request any information he/she wants. Rather, such right is with limitation. Besides, the discussion whether to explicitly provide director information right reveals that the community in Taiwan does not have consensus on certain fundamental issues, such as the role a director play, the meaning and scope of the director's supervision right, etc., that lead to misunderstanding to the director's information right; furthermore, the discussion regarding the scope of the director's information sharing and the remedial measures available are absent. This article considers the above issues to fill the vacuum.