Compliance and Governance

In the aftermath of high-profile corporate collapses, corporate regulation has proliferated and scrutiny by regulators, analysts and shareholders has intensified. As a result, corporations must manage their compliance and governance obligations more proactively to ensure they respond in a timely and effective way to legislative change.

DLA Phillips Fox Fox helps clients manage these pressures by translating significant changes in legislation into practical solutions enabling them to plan implementation of reforms in a commercial context. We provide legislative updates and training on major changes to ensure compliance and governance risks are managed effectively. Where possible, we provide clients with relevant updates well before the reforms are introduced so they can provide feedback on unintended consequences of proposed reforms.

We deliver:

• Comprehensive advice – our services include training for directors and senior management, compliance audits and compliance reviews, compliance and governance program designs and tools such as video scripting, web-based learning and manuals.
• Global insight – through our international client base as well as our alliance with DLA Piper we provide international insights into global themes in corporate governance and compliance.
• Strategic direction – our lawyers work closely with your business and help you manage the challenges associated with compliance and governance risk.

We provide a range of compliance services, including:

• Plain English compliance and governance briefings to boards and senior management on the legal, compliance and governance obligations imposed on directors and the grounds for establishing a 'Best Judgement' defence.
• Design and review of corporate governance programs including board and sub-committee charters, corporate policies, delegations and disclosure documentation.
• Explanations of the legal environment in which organisations operate and the laws that impose specific personal obligations on directors and officers.
• Review of corporate governance structures within the compliance framework.