Director Liability Article Results

This page is a collection of articles published in Company Director on the topic of Director Liability.

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  • Inside Your Institute: Q&A with Bruce Cowley

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2011

    Bruce Cowley identifies some of the key director liability issues boards will need to be aware of over the next year. Company Director (CD): What is your background? Bruce Cowley (BC): Most of my working life has been spent as a practising lawyer with Minter Ellison and ...

  • Directors Counsel: NEDs ability to delegate considerably narrowed

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2011

    Professor Bob Baxt believes the Centro decision will create further difficulties for non-executive directors when relying on expert advice and information dealing with complex issues involving company reports. The decision on 27 June 2011 of Justice Middleton in ASIC v Healey [2011] FCA 71...

  • CEO Report: A balancing act in the boardroom

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2011

    John H C Colvin discusses two key challenges for directors – getting board composition right and how far directors can rely on outside advice – and some tools available to help them tackle these. In my role as chairman of Can Assist, a charity that assists cancer sufferers in regional NSW,...

  • Feature: The changing OHS landscape

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2011

    A model Work Health and Safety Act is expected to be implemented across Australia by 1 January 2012. Domini Stuart investigates how it will change the OH&S landscape and how directors should prepare for it. Australia has 10 different occupational heath and safety (OH&S) statutes – ...

  • Feature A super shake up

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jul 2010

    A series of reform proposals could shake up the superannuation industry. Janine Mace details those of interest to directors. A super shake up Likely super reforms A higher Superannuation Guarantee rate could affect remuneration practices Changes in default fund rules could affect c...

  • Directors Counsel A legal spotlight on shadow directors

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jul 2010

    Professor Bob Baxt reviews a recent case that provides new insights into the meaning of “shadow directors”. A legal spotlight on shadow directors The Corporations Act 2001 regulates and governs the activities of formally appointed directors and officers of companies over a wide ra...

  • Feature Removing the chinks from the information chain

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2010

    Given the nature of their roles, non-executive directors cannot know everything about an organisation and are heavily dependent on management for information. Domini Stuart investigates how directors can improve this information flow. Removing the chinks from the informati...

  • Inside Your Institute Work Place Health and Safety Taking the lead in workplace safety

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2010

    Gabrielle Upton reports on a recent panel discussion that focused on what will be expected of directors under new work health and safety laws. Taking the lead in workplace safety In December 2009, the Workplace Relations Ministers Council endorsed the Model Work Health and Safety Bil...

  • Directors Counsel A duty to one or all

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2010

    Professor Bob Baxt examines a recent appeals case that suggests directors may owe duties to individual shareholders in certain circumstances. A duty to one or all A basic (and some would say trite) rule of company law is that directors owe their duty to the company, the company being the sh...

  • Directors Counsel Getting legal costs back

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2010

    Professor Bob Baxt reviews a recent appeals ruling that provides directors with a victory when it comes to seeking reimbursement for legal costs. Getting legal costs back Last year, in this column (Company Director, April 2009), we discussed the decision by Justice Flick in Motor Tra...

  • Inside Your Institute Company Directors Course Establishing director knowledge

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2010

    Why the Company Directors Course and its update will help you stay in touch and ahead of the pack. Establishing director knowledge The Company Directors Course is a comprehensive and credible learning program for directors. Our flagship program encompasses current thinking and re...

  • Featherstone The growing REM headache

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2010

    Tony Featherstone reports on how problematic executive remuneration is becoming for directors. The growing REM headache The executive pay debate has focused mostly on the link between CEO pay and performance and board effectiveness in setting appropriate remu...

  • Interview QA with John Schubert

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2010

    Former Commonwealth Bank of Australia chairman John Schubert talks to Domini Stuart about the challenges of being a director in Australia, board diversity and climate change. Q&A with John Schubert When Dr John Schubert FAICD left Melbourne University with a doctorate in chem...

  • Opinion Easing the OHS burden

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2010

    Maurice Baroni reviews a recent High Court case that places employers in a better position to argue, where appropriate, that it is not reasonably practicable to comply with NSW OH&S obligations. Easing the OH&S burden The High Court recently handed down a decision that clarifies ...

  • Featherstone Reforming the NFP sector

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2010

    Tony Featherstone discusses how proposed reforms will make due diligence easier for directors considering not-for-profit boards. Reforming the NFP sector Finally, real reform is being proposed for Australia’s not-for-profit (NFP) sector. After 15 years of proposals and promises, many...

  • Greens Piece Cap in hand

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2010

    John M Green suggests a simple way to boost the numbers of directors contributing to the charity sector. Cap in hand According to the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ landmark study on the not-for-profit (NFP) sector, 60 per cent of directors sit on NFP boards. But 40 per c...

  • Inside AICD Opinion Safe harbour from insolvent seas

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2010

    Gabrielle Upton explains why a broad business judgement rule for directors could create better outcomes for companies in financial difficulty as well as their shareholders and creditors. Safe harbour from insolvent seas Laws to protect stakeholders in the event of insolvent trading are v...

  • Feature Should litigation funders be regulated

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2010

    With the number and costs of class actions rising in Australia, Domini Stuart investigates whether litigation funders should be regulated. Should litigation funders be regulated? Should litigation funders be regulated? They operate like lawyers but do not have the same regulatio...

  • Inside AICD Policy Update Mar10

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2010

    An outline of some of the issues recently addressed by AICD’s Policy and Advocacy team, committees and taskforces. Policy Update The past few months have been a productive period for the Policy and Advocacy team, which has largely focused on phoenix trading, red tape reduction measures, ins...

  • Opinion Balancing the director liability burden

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2010

    As society re-appraises the risks posed by limited liability corporations, Steven Cole stresses the importance of balancing the liability burden faced by directors. Balancing the director liability burden In 1911, Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, said...