Directors and Officers Summit: You Have the Full Support of the Board
Issues covered include: delegation models, health and safety, continuous disclosure, insurance, liability
Description
The many risks directors and officers need to manage seems to increase with each passing year as the consequences for failure grow ever more dire. Ensure you or your clients remain in the good graces of the Board and protect your clients, your organisation or yourself by keeping up to date on the latest obligations related to work health and safety, disclosures, fundraising, insurance and more.
Attend and earn 4 CPD units in Substantive Law
This seminar was recorded in NSW on 28 March 2019
Chair: Grant Hummel, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
9.00am to 9.05am Opening Comments by the Chair
9.05am to 9.50am: Work Health and Safety Obligations for Directors and Officers
- An outline of the primary duties imposed on officers under WHS laws
- Who is an ‘officer’?
- What is safety ‘due diligence’?
- Recent case law and developments
Presented by Trent Sebbens, Partner, Ashurst
9.50am to 10.35am: The Use of Delegation Models
- Identifying matters reserved for board approval
- The percentage of non-executive directors and corporate performance
- Types and use of Board Committees: how they are created and governed
- Management accountability and authority
Presented by Janine Rolfe, General Counsel & Company Secretary, Link Group
10.35am to 11.20am: Continuous Disclosure Obligations and Capital Raisings
- An outline of the continuous disclosure and fundraising regimes
- What is the risk if the board gets it wrong?
- What can boards do about it?
Presented by Antony Rumboll, Partner, Baker McKenzie
11.20am to 11.35am Morning Tea
11.35am to 12.20pm: Case Update in Directors and Officers Insurance
Explore the latest cases involving directors and officers insurance, analyse the circumstances of each, and consider the key takeaways that you can apply in your own practice or organisation.
Presented by Natasha Case, Barrister, Greenway Chambers
12.20pm to 1.05pm: Directors and Officers Liability Insurance and Market Update
- What is going on in the world of D&O?
- Current market conditions
Presented by Ruth Parker, Client Manager, Financial Specialties, Aon
1.05pm to 1.15pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair