Directors duties


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Asia perspective - Directors Duties podcast Michael Yau, Head of Banking & Finance, Asia, provides an overview on directors duties in Asia. German perspective - Directors Duties podcast Dr. Christian Hilpert, Restructuring Partner, and Dr. Anne Riewe, Principal Associate, provides an overview on German directors duties. Ireland perspective - Directors Duties podcast Enda Cullivan, Corporate Partner, and Norman FitzGerald, Litigation and Insolvency Partner, provides an overview on directors duties in Ireland. Netherlands perspective - Directors Duties podcast Pim van Leersum, Finance & Restructuring Partner, and Elmer Veenman, Corporate & Restructuring Partner, discuss directors duties in the Netherlands. Poland perspective - Directors Duties podcast Michał Miąskiewicz, Dispute Resolution, and Kamil Ciodyk, Corporate, provide an overview on Poland directors duties. Switzerland perspective - Directors Duties podcast Oliver Beldi, Partner, and Natalie Schwager, Corporate, provide an overview on directors duties in Switzerland. UK perspective - Directors Duties podcast Carl Allen, UK Restructuring Partner, provides an overview on UK directors duties. US perspective - Directors Duties podcast Stacey Kern, Corporate & Restructuring Partner, and Doug Leary, Corporate Transactional & Corporate Governance Partner, provide an overview on US directors duties. Eversheds Sutherland takes all reasonable care to ensure that the materials, information and documents, including but not limited to articles, newsletters, reports and blogs (""Materials"") on the Eversheds Sutherland website are accurate and complete. However, the Materials are provided for general information purposes only, not for the purpose of providing legal advice, and do not necessarily reflect the present law or regulations. 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The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has bought a wave of distress to companies across the globe.

2021 will see the end of government support packages for businesses who have initially acted quickly to remain liquid for the foreseeable future, and there now remains a high level of uncertainty as to the speed at which recovery may happen, and what issues companies are facing in an uncertain environment in order to stay solvent.

Asia perspective - Directors Duties podcast

Michael Yau, Head of Banking & Finance, Asia, provides an overview on directors duties in Asia.

German perspective - Directors Duties podcast

Dr. Christian Hilpert, Restructuring Partner, and Dr. Anne Riewe, Principal Associate, provides an overview on German directors duties.

Ireland perspective - Directors Duties podcast

Enda Cullivan, Corporate Partner, and Norman FitzGerald, Litigation and Insolvency Partner, provides an overview on directors duties in Ireland.

Netherlands perspective - Directors Duties podcast

Pim van Leersum, Finance & Restructuring Partner, and Elmer Veenman, Corporate & Restructuring Partner, discuss directors duties in the Netherlands.

Poland perspective - Directors Duties podcast

Michał Miąskiewicz, Dispute Resolution, and Kamil Ciodyk, Corporate, provide an overview on Poland directors duties.

Switzerland perspective - Directors Duties podcast

Oliver Beldi, Partner, and Natalie Schwager, Corporate, provide an overview on directors duties in Switzerland.

UK perspective - Directors Duties podcast

Carl Allen, UK Restructuring Partner, provides an overview on UK directors duties.

US perspective - Directors Duties podcast

Stacey Kern, Corporate & Restructuring Partner, and Doug Leary, Corporate Transactional & Corporate Governance Partner, provide an overview on US directors duties.

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