Directors’ Duties - Addressing Common Governance Issues

Introduction

Board members can be held accountable by ‘the company’ itself, shareholders, and creditors amongst others.

This webinar will examine potential governance issues relating to directors’ duties, with reference to key provisions in the Companies Act 2006.

Aimed at advisors, managers, directors, and compliance officers, this webinar will provide viewers with a set of practical and legal tools which can be used to build awareness around and address common governance issues.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Who do directors owe their duties to?
• Company law basics
• Common governance oversights
• Breaches of duties including cases of conflict of interest, the standard of care and skill, decision-making to promote the success of the company as a whole
• Avenues to prevent litigation processes by using dispute resolution tools, such as authorisation, ratification and mediation

This webinar was recorded on 5th April 2024