Seminar: Directors’ duties and the Companies Act – 5 CPD hours – Jun 2015
Overview 
This seminar will provide you with an in-depth look at the requirements, roles, rights and responsibilities of directors under the Companies Act, 2008. There are so many complex rules and regulations governing directors. If you are a director of a company or an accountant advising clients who are directors, it is imperative that you understand the full extent of directors’ duties and obligations.
Content
- Definition of a director
- Limited liability and piercing the corporate veil
- South African law related to “Corporate Insolvent Trading”
- Directors’ duties in relation to business rescue proceedings
- The director’s business rescue and insolvency checklist
- King 3 and directors’ duties
- How to use the “business judgement rule” to protect against civil claims
- Standards of directors’ conduct
- Liability of directors
- When and how to apply the solvency and liquidity test
- Delinquent directors
- Company secretaries
- Criminal liability and directors
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Attendance of the half-day seminar will accrue 4 + 1 hours’ CPD for professional members of a relevant professional body. Complete a free online assessment at the end of the event and receive an additional CPD point.
Cost
OPTION 1: Half-day seminar
- Members of SAAA: R 1,044.05
- Non-members: R 1,099.00
OPTION 2: Webinar and electronic course notes
- Members of SAAA: R 474.05
- Non-members: R 499.00
OPTION 3: DVD and electronic course notes
- Members of SAAA: R 474.05
- Non-members: R 499.00
All above prices include VAT .
When and where
All seminars will run from 09h00 to 13h30.
- 23 June 2015 – Durban, Riverside Hotel
- 24 June 2015 – Cape Town, Lord Charles Hotel
- 25 June 2015 – Pretoria, Diep in die Berg
- 25 June 2015 – Online webinar
- 26 June 2015 – Johannesburg, Wanderers Club
Click here for more information and registration.
