Corporate Governance & Corporations Law
Corporate governance describes the principles and practices adopted by a company to ensure sound management of the company within the letter and spirit of the law. It affects and defines the relationships between the board, management and auditors, and includes obligations of the board and management to manage the company so as to protect and enhance shareholder wealth as well as meet the company's obligations to all parties with which it interacts.
We have an understanding of and commitment to the outcomes of corporate practices rather than simply focusing on the process of compliance. We recognise that corporate practice does not simply involve compliance but also performance. As well, responsibility for corporate activities is not confined to directors and extends beyond the board of directors to individual directors, executives, officers and employees of a corporation.
We assist our clients with:
- incorporation, including drafting and amending company constitutions
- ownership structures such as disposal and/or acquisition of shares
- corporate governance, including the role and rights of shareholders, members, directors and creditors
- compliance with reporting and other requirements
- compliance with and training in relation to directors' duties
- compliance with fundraising requirements, such as disclosure
- insolvency and external administration, such as voluntary administration
