Liability

date: 31 Oct 2024
read time: 1 min to read

Governance news bites

A collection of governance-related news snapshots that you might have missed in the past two weeks.

ESG
Liability

date: 18 Mar 2024
read time: 3 min to read

Worker exploitation: Ignorance is no longer a defence

Modern slavery is out in the open and benefits businesses says Tania Donaldson, Manager of Employment System Guidance & Engagement (MBIE).

Accountability
Liability
Supply chains

date: 14 Mar 2024

Company Directors' Course Rarotonga

Held in Rarotonga, this Company Directors’ Course is for those wanting to disconnect from work to focus on deep diving into governance.

Board meetings
ESG
Ethics

date: 16 Oct 2023
read time: 2 min to read

When a smiley face is worth a thousand words – and maybe a million dollars

In the emoji economy, a wink and a nod could cost you a lot.

Court decisions
Liability
Social media

date: 07 Sep 2023
read time: 2 min to read

Mainzeal: what about Sir Paul Collins?

What Sir Paul Collins did to mitigate his risk in the Mainzeal case is a lesson for all directors.

Court decisions
Liability
Solvency

date: 25 Aug 2023
read time: 1 min to read

Institute of Directors’ Mainzeal statement

The Supreme Court has released its decision in the Mainzeal case, and it may have far-reaching effects on New Zealand’s director community

Court decisions
Director duties
Liability

date: 25 Aug 2023
read time: 3 min to read

Mainzeal – creditor protection, but cold comfort for directors

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals by the directors in Richard Ciliang Yan v Mainzeal Property and Construction Limited.

Court decisions
Director duties
Liability

date: 30 Jun 2023
read time: 2 min to read

How to deal with insolvency

Insolvency can have a number of implications for directors. Here is what you should – and shouldn’t – do.

Director duties
Liability
Solvency

CPD

five-and-a-half days • Face to face learning

Company Directors' Course

A five-and-a-half day course to develop your governance skills and create a significant step change in your professional performance. Residential and non-residential places available.

Board dynamics
Board meetings
Climate change

CPD

five-and-a-half days • Face to face learning

Company Directors' Course - Non Residential

A five-and-a-half day course to develop your governance skills and create a significant step change in your professional performance. Non-residential places only.

Board dynamics
Board meetings
ESG

CPD

2 hours • Online

Health and Safety Governance

Understand your legal obligations as a director under the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Accountability
Compliance
Director duties