Session 1:
Insurance and indemnities. D & O policies: usual coverage, common exclusions, when to notify, when insurance won't respond. Indemnities: what can be provided and what will not be covered.
Speaker: Louise Cantrill, Special Counsel, HDY
Session 2:
Independent advice. When should directors and officers get their own advice? How does privilege operate? How to maintain privilege and when might it be waived?
Speaker: Jason Munstermann, Partner, HDY
Session 3:
Insolvency. Directors' and officers' duties and exposures during times of financial distress.
Speaker: Alex Smith, Senior Associate, HDY
Session 4:
In the spotlight - current issues and recent cases. Trends in shareholder claims and class actions, and what might be expected in the near future. Recent consideration of directors' and officers' defences to allegations of breach of duty.
Speakers: Kathy Merrick, Partner, HDY and Kerry Abadee, Senior Associate, HDY