Directors’ Duties Across Jurisdictions: Liability, Accountability and Personal Risk
Description
Directors operating in multi-jurisdictional environments face complex and sometimes conflicting duties. This session clarifies the core fiduciary, statutory and regulatory obligations directors owe, and examines how liability and accountability differ across key IFCs. Through practical examples, attendees will understand where personal exposure arises, how to discharge duties effectively, and the steps required to protect themselves while upholding high standards of governance and ethical decision-making.
This webinar provides one-hour of CPD and forms part of the Directors Foundation Programme, delivered by Chris Usher.
Delegates places are interchangeable with colleagues from the same organisation.
Content
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Core fiduciary and statutory duties across major jurisdictions
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How liability, accountability and personal exposure vary globally
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Common pitfalls leading to director enforcement or litigation
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Tools and processes to evidence proper fulfilment of duties
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Balancing competing obligations in cross-border governance scenarios
Presenter
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Jo French Expert Trainer at the School of International Financial Services |
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Jo, through her company JETT Limited, specialises in developing contemporary bespoke, technical in-house CPD programmes covering a range of AML, compliance and governance issues. She has over 25 years’ experience in delivering credible training to a wide range of financial service businesses both in the Crown Dependencies and internationally, as well as institutions that include the BBA, the ACSP in the Isle of Man, Guernsey Training Agency and the Jersey International Business School where her role also extended to delivering on Buckingham University’s BSc (Hons) in International Financial Services degree as part of their faculty. In addition, she has taught on the International Compliance Association’s full range of AML and compliance qualifications since 2005, and as a Fellow of the Governance Institute (formally ICSA) written and delivered across both level 4&5 Certificate and Diploma, as well as the qualifying scheme, (subjects include Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Boardroom Dynamics, Company Law and Company Compliance and Administration.) Jo’s ICSA students have won many international prizes, most recently in Trust and Company Administration in May 2021, and CORE in the November 2021 exams. A committed educationalist, Jo has a First Class Law Degree (LLB) and Masters in Law (LLM) (Merit) from Queen Mary University of London specialising in financial services law. She is passionate about the delivery of accessible and innovative training courses. |