‘Tis the season for work social functions! December is often full of all kinds of social gatherings and get-togethers, both in and out of offices. Even though this time is centred around joy and fun, has your board and management teams made a list (and checked it twice) when it comes to the risks of having too much fun?

Concluding the 5 year long legal saga in ASIC’s regulatory action against GetSwift Limited, and three of its directors, a scathing 859 page judgment was

Here at Board Matters, we are believers that history tends to repeat itself if we do not effectively learn from the past and make sustainable

Now from the title you might be thinking, ‘has Board Matters shifted from consulting corporate governance to blockchains and cryptocurrencies?’  Rest assured, even though there

On the 25 October 2016, four people tragically died in an accident on the Thunder River Rapids Ride (TRRR) at the Dreamworld Theme Park (Dreamworld). The Queensland Coroner’s Court undertook an inquest to review the circumstances and cause of the fatalities, with the final report handed down in February 2020.

What builds true decision-making resilience and sees a board through a crisis?  It is the board’s ability to work together as a cohesive social group, especially when faced with making “the least worst decisions”.

The highest concern at a board level is how to fulfil the fundamental legal ‘duty of care and diligence’ that rests on school board members.

This paper seeks to explore a number of corporate cases and their impact on the law applicable to, and therefore the practice of, directorship in boardrooms across Australia. This paper does not…

In November 2012, the Australian Parliament passed the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 (‘Amendment Act’) to amend the Privacy Act 1988 (‘Privacy Act’).