Directors Duties and Responsibilities

Description
Enables persons who are, or intend to be, Company Directors, to develop a valuable insight into how company law principles and associated legislation operate in civil and criminal law.

Program

Course objectives/key benefits:
On completion delegates will have an awareness of the law as it could affect Company Directors.

Who the course is aimed at:
Persons who are, or intend to be, Company Directors.

Course content:
· Introduction to Company Law
· The new Companies Act 2006 (where appropriate)
· Classification of Directors
· Directors' duties, liabilities and responsibilities
· Other issues relating to Directors e.g. the effects of the law surrounding wrongful and fraudulent trading including the implications of the Fraud Act, 2006
· Limited Liability Partnerships compared with other partnership status'

Course tutor:
James E Duke LLB, ACIS, ACIArb, FRSA, Barrister (Rtd)

Training method:
Seminar and the use of short assignments during the course to resolve practical Company Director dilemmas.

Course outcome/qualification:
PTC Certificate of Attendance.

Pre-requisite knowledge/qualification:
None.

Recommended follow-up courses:
· The Negotiating, Making and Management of Contracts.
· Employment Law