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Programme Objective

Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to explain the liabilities and duties of directors. Participants would have appreciated the importance of directors’ duties inter relationship with ethical issues involved in it. It is to provide valuable lessons and approaches on how one should discharge their directors’ duties and approach and appreciate ethical issues as well.

Programme Outline

The types of directors

• Definition of a director
• The types of directors’ pursuant to the companies’ Act
• Qualifications needed to be a director

The different types of directors’ duties
 

• The fiduciary duties of directors’
• Statutory duties of directors’
• Duties owed to the companies pursuant to the employment contract

Key points if there is breach of directors’ duties

• Negligence of directors’
• Failure to exercise due care and skill
• Fiduciary duty to avoid conflict of interest
• Remedies for breach of directors’ duties

Ethics and Directors’ Duties

• Definition of ethics
• The inter relationship between ethics and directors’ duties
• Types of ethical issues relevant to directors’ duties

Practical points when dealing with Ethics and Directors

• Possible ethical breaches and breach of directors’ duties
• Remedies for breach of directors’ duties and ethics issues
• The role of companies when dealing with ethics

Training Methodology

• Interactive Lecture style, with Exercises/Case Studies and Discussions.

Closing Date for Registration
1 week before programme or until full enrolment

Intended For

An Intermediate level programme intended for Auditors, Accountants, Senior Accountants, Senior Financial Managers and Chief Financial Officers who will be involved in decision making and running of their respective companies. Those who are going to be directors and who will be involved in the day to day running of their Company will find this programme very useful.

Programme Facilitator(s)