Venue

The Berkeley Court Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Date

Wednesday 24 January 2007

Speakers

• Paul Appleby, Director of Corporate Enforcement
• John Barry, Director of Corporate Broking, Coyle Hamilton Willis

Chairman

• Kevin O'Donovan
  Chairman, Audit Committee Institute and Partner, KPMG

Topics

• ODCE Guidance for Audit Committees
  
  Mr. Paul Appleby, the Director of Corporate Enforcement, has recently published his Office’s Guidance on Audit Committees which discusses in particular the scope of the new legal provisions with respect of audit committees in Irish company law. Mr. Appleby provided an outline of key aspects of these legal provisions including their impact, potential exemptions under consideration and likely commencement date.
  
  
• Directors’ Indemnity Insurance
  
  In a recent survey, 78% of respondents expressed concern about the potential for personal financial exposure as an audit committee member. Mr. John Barry provided an outline on key considerations for directors in managing this risk including an overview of Directors’ and Officers’ liability cover, standard exclusions and key areas to watch out for.

Seminar Slides

View Presentation Slides 24 January 2007