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Emerging Issues in Directors' and Officers' Liability 2009: Advising Clients in Recessionary Times

Red Tag

Program originally held on February 27, 2009

The economic downturn has brought with it the start of a trend against corporate excesses of all kinds. This will impact directors' and officers' liability in a major way — and provide opportunities for counsel to give advice in a wide variety of cases. Recent case law, increased media attention and shareholder activism also spotlight the critical role that directors and officers play in corporate governance. This publication examines the sources of liability and offer risk management techniques for directors and officers who owe fiduciary responsibilities to the corporation and its shareholders.




Program Details

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Page Count: 197

Program duration: 3 hour(s) 25 minute(s)

You will learn about:

  • Risk Management at the Board in a Recessionary Environment - What Directors and Officers Should be Doing Differently
  • Getting Started - The Leave Application under Bill 198
  • What Does the BCE Decision Mean for Corporate Governance?
  • What Does the BCE Decision Mean for Corporate Governance? (Panel Discussion)
  • Personal Liability of Officers and Directors Under the Oppression Remedy
  • Potential Liability for Environmental Cleanup
  • The Use of Independent Committee Investigations to Inform Criminal Law Enforcement
  • Directors' and Officers' Insurance Update

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