Company directors are duty-bound to the companies which employ them – inescapably so. These duties arise automatically out of the very essence of corporate existence under the law. The company can, if it wishes, make them more onerous (under its articles of association), but there is nothing to be done about watering them down. Now, directors’ duties have been put on a statutory footing for the first time.

I serve on the Legislative and Policy Committee of the Employment Lawyers Association. This is much more fun than it sounds.

Directors need to consider how to comply with their existing obligations and respond effectively to the challenges posed by COVID-19.

On 1 November 2005 the Company Law Reform Bill was finally introduced to the House of Lords, seven years after the Company Law Review Steering Group started its review of the existing law.

In 2020, businesses operating in the UK will need to grapple with the continued uncertainty caused by Brexit and will need to closely monitor a number of important corporate governance and reporting developments expected in the coming year.

In 2020, businesses operating in the UK will need to grapple with the continued uncertainty caused by Brexit and will need to closely monitor...

On 25 April 2022, in collaboration with the UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, the Financial Reporting Council ("FRC") published a report on Modern Slavery Reporting...

The Australian whistleblower protection law brings significant changes to the existing whistleblower protection framework, commencing in July 2019.

On 16 July 2018, the UK's independent corporate governance, accounting and audit regulator, the Financial Reporting Council (the FRC) ...

Organizations that are built on the foundation of integrity and trust mostly outperform their competition in the long run. Building an organization and an ethical culture is an activity which requires commitment and dedication from all stakeholders at all times.

The audit committee has become in recent years one of the main pillars of the corporate governance system in British public companies. With this increased importance has come increased responsibilities and the need for guidance on the duties of an audit committee.