COURSE CATEGORY
Practice management
Part 1: Director’s duties – practical guide to managing your company
Reviewed on 12 November 2025
Director’s duties are fundamental to managing a company effectively and ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards. These responsibilities safeguard the interests of stakeholders and promote sound decision-making. From acting in good faith and avoiding conflicts of interest to exercising care and diligence, understanding these duties is essential for directors to uphold their obligations and steer their companies toward sustainable success.
This course is split into 2 parts. This part will cover:
- An introduction and understanding director responsibilities
- Legal requirements and navigating complexities
- Understanding corporate structures and key governance
- Types of directors
- Board composition, responsibilities and performance evaluation
- Roles and responsibilities of the board
- Financial literacy, risk management and regulatory compliance
Completion of this course will earn you 1 CPD unit.
TARGET AUDIENCE
All practitioners
CPD POINTS
1
TYPE
Video-based interactive module
Course Author: Malcolm Campbell
Malcolm Campbell is a Principal/Director and Team Leader of Coleman Greig’s Commercial Advice Team.
Malcolm has over two decades of experience across business, commercial, workplace and estate planning law. He has successfully represented a diverse and growing list of businesses, associations and organisations.
Malcolm’s wide-reaching experience allows him to quickly develop a strong understanding of his clients’ needs, get to the core issues and put in place well thought out and effective strategies. This helps them achieve their objectives in a timely, effective, and commercially sound manner.
Malcolm is also an engaging speaker, regularly presenting webinars, seminars and workshops to a wide range of audiences. These include not-for-profit organisations and charities through to top tier firms and peak body groups such as LawCover, the College of Law and Legalwise CPD seminars.
