Governance Update - April 2016

Our April 2016 Governance Update highlights key governance developments, trends, and matters affecting directors including:

• new health and safety, and food laws have come into force and more legislative change is on the way
• the Supreme Court has delivered a number of high profile judgments including a ruling in favour of failed Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin
• the evolving world of corporate reporting is gaining considerable attention globally, and in New Zealand the NZX is reviewing its corporate governance reporting requirements.