The Modern Company Secretary: Mastering Effective Corporate Governance in UK Listed Companies

Introduction

The Company Secretary plays a crucial role in ensuring compliance and strong governance in UK-listed companies, especially with evolving UK and EU regulations like the UK Corporate Governance Code and EU Shareholder Rights Directive.

This virtual classroom seminar offers essential insights into the responsibilities and best practices for Company Secretaries to navigate complex legal frameworks, manage compliance, and enhance governance practices.

It will also cover strategies you can adapt for aligning with UK and EU laws, improving board performance, and integrating ESG factors into corporate governance.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Key UK and EU Legal Frameworks: Breakdown of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2022 and relevant EU legislation such as the EU Shareholder Rights Directive, highlighting compliance requirements for listed companies
• The Role of the Company Secretary in Modern Governance: How to effectively manage governance structures, board dynamics, and ensure regulatory compliance
• Navigating ESG Factors: Incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into your company’s strategy and reporting, in line with EU directives and UK regulations
• Risk Management and Crisis Response: Practical strategies for mitigating governance risks and handling crises, backed by real-world case studies like the Wirecard scandal
• Best Practices for Enhancing Board Effectiveness: How to foster better decision-making, transparency, and ethical leadership, in line with both UK and EU expectations
• Hot Topic Cases: UK Corporate Governance Code 2022: The latest updates and their impact on listed companies in terms of audit quality and shareholder rights; Wirecard Scandal: A key example of governance failure and its lessons on compliance and oversight; P&O Ferries Crisis: Governance lessons from the company’s dismissal of workers, demonstrating the importance of board accountability

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.