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General
21 Dec 2010
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On 17 December 2010 the Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal delivered its judgments on the appeals and cross appeals in the James Hardie matter.
The focus of this Member Alert is the Court of Appeal's decision in Morley & Ors v ASIC as it relates to the non-execu...
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Content Type:
Media Release
17 Dec 2010
Today’s decision by the NSW Court of Appeal overturning previous findings that seven former James Hardie Industries Limited directors had breached their duties highlights the strength of Australia’s legal system and the value of having an independent judiciary and system of appeals.
On our ini...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
John Colvin
weighs into the debate of whether the expectation gap between how boards operate and what’s expected of them could be narrowed if directors’ roles were reformulated.
Great expectations
In business, we all know how important it is for any company to have appropriate and cl...
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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...
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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...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
02 Mar 2010
We are concerned that current laws on insolvent trading sometimes prevent the best stakeholder outcomes from being achieved. They make trading out of insolvency not only extremely risky but they prohibit it for the directors of a company in solvency stress. Each director faces being held personally ...
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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...
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Content Type:
Position Paper
23 Feb 2006
This position paper sets out what the AICD believes to represent the expectations of the corporate community in Australia as to the responsibilities and liabilities of a company chairman. It places the Greaves case in context, outlines the role of the chairman, comments on the question of liability ...