Duties of Officers and Directors

Directors and other company officers must have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities. 

The aim of this course is to provide a practical guide to the steps that directors and officers should take to assist them to comply with their legal duties.

The course objectives are to:

• 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
• outline the potential consequences of breaching directors’ and officers’ duties and ways to be indemnified or insured against the risk of personal liability.

Who should attend?

• senior managers and directors including, but not limited to, company secretaries, CEOs, CFOs, chairs, financial controllers, general and senior managers and managing directors
• new directors and experienced directors in need of a refresher
• anyone in the organisation who needs a thorough understanding of the core duties and responsibilities of officers and directors to enable them to better perform their role.