Otago Southland Director Dialogue: COVID-19 legal insights

Overview

John Farrow will address redundancy and wage subsidy issues, Anne McLeod will look at director’s duties and the new creditors' compromise process and Sharon Knowles will offer some perspective on commercial leases.

John Farrow

John is the Partner leading Anderson Lloyd's national Employment team. His primary areas of practice are employment and civil litigation. His expertise covers the full range of employment matters, including those which involve criminal and civil aspects. John is a LEADR-accredited Mediator and Member of the Institute of Directors. 

Anne McLeod

Anne is a Partner in the corporate team specialising in acting for clients in relation to corporate structuring, insolvency law and large acquisitions and divestments.  Anne is a Director of SBS Bank, the Chairperson of Southsure Assurance Limited, and a member of the Institute of Directors, the Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association of New Zealand (RITANZ) and the Banking and Financial Services Law Association.

Sharon Knowles

Sharon is a Partner specialising in Commercial Property, with a focus on corporate and local authority work. She assists clients with property purchases and sales, commercial leasing and portfolio management.  Sharon is also an expert in working with Anderson Lloyd’s large private client base in structuring their personal affairs.

Additional information

Director Dialogue was developed to provide those at the early to mid-stage of their governance career with an opportunity to discuss various topics relevant to the boardroom in an informal setting and to develop their networks across the Dunedin business community.  These sessions will provide valuable insights that will assist your governance journey.

Our panellists will be sharing their experience and advice from their respective professional fields during this online event. Information shared during this online forum should not be seen as a substitute for official COVID19 advice provided by the Government and its agencies via covid19.govt.nz

The Zoom meeting link will be sent to you in an Outlook calendar appointment after registering.

Branch event cancellation policy

Regrettably, registration fees cannot be refunded when cancellations are received within two working days prior to any branch event.

See our standard terms and conditions for more information.

Contact

Philippa Murrell
Otago Southland Branch Manager

+64 3 955 5899
+64 27 772 2013
otago.branch@iod.org.nz

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