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Falconbury
Director's Role and Responsibilities Training Course - legal responsibilities and obligations of the directors role
This company director's training course will bring you right up to date with the legal responsibilities and obligations of the directors role.
7 October 2025 »
from £299
- Format: Live online
- CPD: 3 hours for your records
- Certificate of completion
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Course overview
A directorship or a trusteeship should not be taken lightly. There are many legal responsibilities and obligations connected with the role of Director and sanctions for when things go wrong.
This intense half-day course will provide a clear insight into the Director's role and responsibilities. It will help you understand your statutory duties, focus on pragmatic good practice solutions and, in turn, ensure you make a positive contribution to your organisation.
A directorship or trusteeship can be daunting, particularly if you are new to the role. There is a whole new language to learn and new processes and responsibilities that you may well be unfamiliar with. Attending this course will give you a good understanding of the tools you need to make a difference within your organisation.
This training course is part of our series of Corporate Strategy Training Courses covering the essential skills and best practices for all Company Directors and Company Secretaries, as well as business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Benefits of attending
By attending this course you will:
- Get to grips with legal and regulatory obligations and duties of the Directors role
- Understand corporate governance frameworks and their practical application
- Examine why conflicts of interest and over-boarding are important issues
- Clarify the responsibilities and best practices associated with this role
- Learn the language of the boardroom and your role in the decision-making process
Who should attend?
This course has been specially designed for:
- Business leaders and aspiring Board members
- Non-executive directors
- Trustees
- Company secretaries
- Legal professionals
This course will cover:
Statutory duties of the Company Director
- Direct legal compliance required
- Growing areas of compliance
Board and Committee meetings
- Director's roles and responsibilities at Board meetings
- The decision-making process
Corporate governance
- Definitions and principles
- The role of corporate governance
- Suggested frameworks
- Impacts on culture, transparency, internal control and communication
Stakeholder engagement
- Categories of stakeholder
- Effective communication and management
- Brand and reputation
Liabilities, sanctions, and indemnities
- Circumstances when sanctions could impact Directors
- The role of D&O insurance
Conflicts of interest and over-boarding
- Examples of conflicts of interest
- Mechanisms for recording
- Maintianing good corportate governance
Remuneration
- Principles and considerations
- Benchmarking
Russell Shackleton
Russell Shackleton, CIA, CFE, MBA, FRSA, is a risk management and corporate governance expert consultant and trainer. He is an experienced advisor to Boards and sub-committees, and a tutor on the Financial Times Non-Executive Director programme.
He is an accomplished change agent and strategic thinker, as well as a civil and commercial mediator. He has an Executive MBA from Henley Business School and is a governance specialist with the FT Non-Executive Director Diploma.
Russell applies his operational experience allied with strategic thinking, exemplary leadership and team working skills to help businesses bring a structured change that is pragmatic, sustainable, and meets the needs and cultural fit of their organisation. He is passionate about empowering groups to achieve more than their component parts through effective stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
He has worked with many industries across the world, including manufacturing, FMCG, retail, automotive, supply chain logistics, food production/services, construction, textiles, engineering, infrastructure, energy, warehousing, transport, and charities.
Now based in the UK, he continues to serve organisations with an international footprint, culture or supply chain, both as an consultant / trainer or a Non-Executive Director and maintain those connections and knowledge. He speaks English and French.
NEW higher discounts for multiple bookings - bring your colleagues to make your training budget go further:
- 30% off the 2nd delegate*
- 40% off the 3rd delegate*
- 50% off the 4th delegate*
Please contact us for pricing if you are interested in booking 5 or more delegates
7 October 2025
Live online
13:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+01)
14:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+02)
08:30-12:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 15012
- GBP 299 349
- EUR 419 489
- USD 481 559
Until 02 Sep
- 3 hours of live online training
- Browser-based, no download usually required
- See presenters and interact with fellow attendees
- Download documentation and certification of completion
- Fair transfer and cancellation policy
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* Early booking discounts may not be combined with other discounts or offers. As such, the discounts for 2nd/3rd/4th delegates are based on the full price; and apply only when booking multiple delegates on the same date.
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Run Understanding the Company Director's Role and Responsibilities Live online for your team
Half-day
Typical duration
Pricing from:
- GBP 275
- Per attendee, based on 10 attendees
- Course tailored to your requirements
- At your choice of location, or online
We can customise this course to your requirements and deliver it on an in-house basis for any number of your staff or colleagues.
Contact our in-house training experts Aleksandra Beer and Yesim Nurko to discuss your requirements:
