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The adequacy of corporate governance regulation and practices continues to be the subject of much public comment and debate by politicians, corporate regulators, business leaders, institutional investors, governance professionals, industry associations and the media.
The aim of this course is to discuss the range of directors’ and officers’ duties.
The key objectives are to:
• discuss the process for the appointment and removal of directors
• examine the duties and responsibilities of directors and officers
• explore case studies and examples of breaches of directors’ and officers’ duties
• highlight ‘danger’ areas and common pitfalls
• provide a practical guide to the steps that directors should take to assist them to comply with their legal duties
• outline the potential consequences of breaching directors’ and officers’ duties
• outline ways to be indemnified or insured against the risk of personal liability.