A disqualification order is made by the court under a particular enabling legislation. The concept of director disqualification applies not only to a person who has been formally appointed as a director but also to those people who have carried out the functions of a director and to shadow directors. The liability of directors has, more often than not; been upheld as a necessary measure to ensure the performance of director duties. However, the concept of director disqualification, as has that of deepening insolvency; has raised many concerns regarding its relevance. Infact, the approach of director disqualification has been considered as an unnecessary in not only legal forums, but also society. As to the efficacy of the concept itself, is but the extent to which this paper, arguing that the theory has not effectively served its purpose; shall discuss, making specific reference to the law regarding director disqualification and other liabilities accruing there to. In considering the same, this essay shall consider the regimes governing director disqualification in mainly the United Kingdom and France; yet also make reference to the US Chapter 11 of the Commercial code, in trying to analyse director liabilities and their effectiveness. A discussion of the advantages accruing under the concept of director disqualification, as well as the disadvantages there under is made before drawing conclusions on the effectiveness of the concept of director disqualification.