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Directors' Liability and Indemnification: A Global Guide, 4th Edition

Directors' Liability and Indemnification: A Global Guide, 4th Edition

Author: Edward Smerdon
Publisher: Globe Law and Business
ISBN: 9781787428362

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781909416703
Published In: October 2022
Format: Hardback , 627 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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As the world begins to recover from the global pandemic, companies and individuals are faced with increasing risks and uncertainty. There are stock market fluctuations, heightened international tensions, and the full effects of Brexit which are yet to be felt, as well as India and China emerging as economic superpowers challenging for the first time the supremacy of the United States and EU. Coupled with this is the now daily occurrence of cyber attacks, enhanced scrutiny of cultural perspectives within the business world following the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements, and ever-present threat of climate change, this issue now front and centre in boardrooms.

Amid all this directors are subject to more legal scrutiny than ever. In the six years since the last edition was published, companies’ laws and financial regulations have been updated, and there is more diligent and better resourced enforcement of bribery and corruption laws. Shareholders around the world enjoy more extensive rights to hold directors to account than ever before, and directors are less likely to be forgiven for ignoring their responsibilities. They are looking ever more closely at the protection available to them, through both indemnification and directors' and officers' (D&O) insurance, the latter having recently been through the “hardest” market for decades, with reductions in the amount of cover available and significantly increased premiums, partly as a result of the increase in volume and severity of directors’ claims.

Nonetheless, the exposures that directors face and the extent to which indemnification and insurance may provide protection around the world are still very nuanced; there can be no “one size fits all” approach. The fourth edition of this title features fully updated contributions from leading legal experts around the world on what directors need to be concerned about in 2022 and beyond, together with the protections available. Each chapter follows a set structure (updated for this edition) which includes commentary on the risks of civil, criminal and regulatory claims against directors, and addresses the availability of indemnification and D&O insurance. New features of this edition include greater scrutiny of criminal vs regulatory liability, forecasting of particular trends, and the insurability of fines and penalties in the jurisdictions covered. The fourth edition also includes new chapters on Jersey and Guernsey (Offshore) and Sweden (Nordics).

This title will be an essential reference guide for directors, officers, in-house counsel and private practice lawyers advising them. It will provide a starting point for their assessment of today’s legal exposures and assist with the management of their business risks.

Preface

Edward Smerdon - Aon

Australia

Will Harrison - HAC Consulting Group

Belgium

Hugo Keulers, Lola Stenuit, Pieter-Jan Van Mierlo, and Jo Willems - Lydian

Brazil

Julia Santoro de Camargo Donato and Olivia Searle - DR&A Advogados

Canada

Vinay Desai and Raphael Roditi - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

China

Stella Yang - Taylor Wessing

Colombia

José Mafla and Carlos Umaña - Brigard & Urrutia

France

Romain Schulz, Eleonora Sorribes and Sarah Xerri-Hanote - HMN & Partners

Germany

Camilla Schütz and Oliver Sieg - Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

Guernsey and Jersey

Bryan De Verneuil-Smith, Simon Davies, Damian Evans, and Oliver Passmore - Ogier

Hong Kong

Mark Bedford and Michelle Chung - Stephenson Harwood & Kevin Lee - Zhong Lun Law Firm

India

Sajai Singh and Anup Vijay Kulkarni - J. Sagar Associates

Ireland

Eileen Grace - Eugene F. Collins

Israel

Harry Orad - Gross, Orad, Schlimoff & Co

Italy

Giulia Di Piero and Serena Triboldi - PMT Pontecorvi & Triboldi Law Firm

Japan

Keitaro Hamada and Asa Shinkawa - Nishimura & Asahi

Luxembourg

Michel Molitor - Molitor Avocats à la Cour

Mexico

Jesús Colunga and Daniel del Río - Basham, Ringe y Correa, SC

Netherlands

Annemieke Hendrikse - Van Doorne NV

Poland

Michał Barłowski - Wardynski & Partners

Russia

Nikolay Molostov and Yulia Solomakhina - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Aldowish, Mark Beswetherick and Gregg Hammond - Clyde & Co.

Singapore

Sophie Lim, Loong Tse Chuan, Loo Wee Toh and Celeste Yao - Allen & Gledhill

South Africa

Stephen Kennedy-Good and Summer van Haght - Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc.

Spain

Ignacio Figuerol - Clyde & Co

Sweden

Ingrid Ek, Tora Larusdittor and Erik Wernberg - Advokatfirman Cederquist

Switzerland

Philipp Känzig and Jonas Stüssi - Staiger Law

Ukraine

Sergiy Gryshko and Zoryana Sozanska-Matviychuk - Redcliffe Partners

United Arab Emirates

Nadim Bardawil and Michael Kortbawi - BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP

United Kingdom

Sarah Brook, Tristan Hall and Andrew Milne - CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP

United States

Kimberly Blair and Jonathan Meer - Wilson Elser

Argentina

Allende & Brea: Laura Kurlat; Martín Argañaraz Luque

Australia

Moray & Agnew: Anthony Scott; Jodie Potts; Richard Midgley

Bermuda

Conyers Dill & Pearman: Graham BR Collis

Brazil

Lobo & de Rizzo Advogados: Julia Santoro de Camargo Donato

Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados: Marcelo Mansur Haddad

British Virgin Islands

Conyers Dill & Pearman: Robert JD Briant

Canada

Fasken Martineau LLP: Natasa Karambatsos

Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon LLP: Bruno Floriani; Marvin Liebman; Raphael Roditi

Cayman Islands

Conyers Dill & Pearman: Kevin C Butler

China

Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson: Kevin Lee; Mark Bedford

King & Wood: Carolyn Dong; Hu Zaichi

Colombia

Brigard & Urrutia: Carlos Umaña Trujillo; José Francisco Mafla Ruiz

Czech Republic

Kocián Šolc Balaštík: Juraj Hudak; Petr Kasik

Denmark

Hansen Sønderby & Co: Per Hansen

England

Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold LLP: Edward Smerdon; Sarah Hills; Tristan Hall

Finland

Hammarström Puhakka Partners, Attorneys Ltd: Henrik Gahmberg

France

HMN & Partners: Romain Schulz; Sarah Xerri-Hanote; Virginie Bozonnet

Vovan & Associés: Philippe Delecluse

Germany

Noerr LLP: Katharina Haehling Von Lanzenauer; Oliver Sieg

Hungary

Burai-Kovacs & Partners: Dezső Perlaki

India

FoxMandal Little: Jivesh Chandrayan; Siddarth Misra; Yudhist Singh

Ireland

Eugene F Collins: Eileen Grace; Joy Compton

Israel

Caspi and Co: Gad Ticho; Norman Menachem Feder

Italy

Pontecorvi Mannaerts & Triboldi: Serena Triboldi

Japan

Yuasa and Hara: Shigeru Ogiso

Kazakhstan

GRATA Law Firm: Bolat Miyatov

Mexico

Basham, Ringe y Correa SC: Daniel del Rio; Jesus Manuel Colunga Victoria

Netherlands

Boekel De Nerée: Carel Raymakers

Fort Advocaten: Berth W Brouwer

Kennedy Van der Laan: Frits Van der Woude

NautaDutilh: David Van Dijk

Nigeria

Aelex: Lawrence Fubara Anga

Norway

Advokatfirma MNA Kogstad Lunde & Co DA: Eivind Kogstad

Poland

Wardynski & Partners: Michal Barlowski

Russia

Jurinflot International Law Office: Alexander V Mednikov; Anastasiya V Khruleva; Konstantin I Krasnokutskiy

Singapore

Allen & Gledhill LLP: Andrew Chee Yin Chan; Chia Yin Teoh; Sophie Lim; Tse Chuan Loong

Slovakia

Cechová Rakovský: Jana Fabianova; Katarína Cechová

South Africa

Norton Rose South Africa: Michael Hart; Stephen Kennedy-Good

South Korea

Yoon & Yang LLC: Jay K Lee

Spain

Davies Arnold Cooper: Ignacio Figuerol

Sweden

NorelidHolm: Susanna Norelid

Switzerland

Staiger, Schwald & Partner AG: Barbara Lautenschlager; Philipp Känzig

Ukraine

Vasil Kisil & Partners: Anna Babych; Denis Lysenko

United Arab Emirates

Bin Shabib & Associates (BSA) LLP: Laura Berry; Michael Kortbawi; Nadim Bardawil

USA

Bailey Cavalieri LLC: Dan A Bailey; Darius N Kandawalla

Venezuela

Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque: Francisco M Castillo-García

"This volume will likely prove a valuable resource for insurance advisors and others called upon to counsel companies in connection with the associated liability exposures and related insurance considerations." --- Kevin M LaCroix, The D&O Diary

"It does exactly what it sets out to do; it is an “an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important features of liability and protection” primarily aimed at directors and busy in-house counsel. " --- Jacquetta Castle, Journal of the British Insurance Law Association

Review for first edition: "A wide-ranging survey of attitudes to, and aspects of, liability and protective mechanisms in 24 jurisdictions." --- Lloyd's List

Review for first edition: "This commentator is pleased to welcome this addition to the corporate lawyer's library." --- International Company & Commercial Law Review