Director Liability Article Results

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  • 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...

  • Feature Is it worth being a NED

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Aug 2009

    Domini Stuart investigates whether the rewards still outweigh the risks of being a non-executive director. Is it worth being a NED? Key points Personal liability and reputational risks of being a NED are high D&O insurance costs are rising and conditio...

  • Interview QA with Chris Townsend

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2009

    Chris Townsend talks to Tony Featherstone about managing AIG Australia through a crisis, the lessons learned and what a surge in class actions means for D&O insurance policies. Q&A with Chris Townsend The global financial crisis has been hell for most CEOs, non...

  • D and O A litigious multinational environment May 08

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2008

    Jason Howard cautions that companies need to check their D&O cover as they expand offshore. A litigious multinational environmentA key development in Australia’s changing corporate landscape has been rapid global expansion, both through organic growth and by acquisition. Although ...