Corporate Governance

Corporate governance touches very organisation in Australia and expectations have never been higher. Directors and senior executives must not only comply with law but also scrutiny from the court of public opinion.

We advise private and public companies and Government enterprises on directors’ duties and liabilities; board composition and policies; market disclosure and systems; transaction specific disclosures; shareholder meetings and shareholder activism; regulatory investigations, class actions and cyber incidents; probity structures; climate reporting; director and senior executive contracts and transitions; remuneration structures and disclosures; and share capital management.

We train directors and other officers, advise on indemnities and insurance, review annual directors’ reports and liaise with regulators, and prepare corporate governance policies, board and general meetings. Our cross-disciplinary teams support clients dealing with regulatory investigations, class actions or cyber incidents.

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Corporate Governance

Our experience

  • Directors and other company officers Advising on their duties and liabilities along with the obligations of companies under the ASX listing rules and Corporations Act.
  • Boards and officers Providing training in due diligence and corporate governance obligations and preparation of compliance manuals, reporting guidelines and investigation and privilege protocol systems.
  • Listed companies Advising on the preparation for and conduct of annual general meetings, including advising on specific shareholder approvals required under the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules and preparing notices of meeting.
  • Listed and unlisted companies Advising on executive service agreements, termination entitlements for directors and executives, compliance with ASX listing rules and Corporations Act requirements regarding directors’ entitlements.
  • Listed companies Advising on the composition of boards in accordance with the ASX corporate governance guidelines.
  • Listed companies and their Boards Advising on the preparation of suites of corporate governance policies, including a code of conduct, continuous disclosure policy, share trading policy and remuneration policy.