Navigate competing loyalties, mitigate legal risks, and master board governance across complex corporate groups, subsidiaries, and joint ventures.
Directors operating within corporate groups, subsidiaries, and joint ventures often face complex and competing obligations that test the boundaries of corporate governance and fiduciary responsibility. While the law is clear that directors must act in the best interests of the company to which they are appointed, real-world group structures frequently blur these lines, creating tensions between shareholder expectations, group strategy, and independent board duties.
This practical course explores how director conflicts arise and how they can be effectively managed within Australian corporate structures. It examines statutory duties under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), key judicial authorities on nominee directors and related party transactions, and emerging developments in creditor-focused duties. Participants will gain practical guidance on identifying conflict scenarios early, documenting decision-making processes, and advising directors on minimising personal and organisational risk across subsidiaries, joint ventures, and complex corporate group arrangements.
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Lawyer and Barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia
Flavia is a senior Australian commercial lawyer with over 15 years’ post-admission experience. She partners with senior leadership, executive teams and business owners across a broad range of commercial matters—providing clear, commercially grounded advice in both high-stakes and day-to-day environments. Her experience spans complex and highly regulated settings, including government, defence, infrastructure and large-scale operational projects, as well as advising SMEs, high-growth businesses and not-for-profits. This breadth enables her to move seamlessly between strategic matters and practical business needs. Flavia also brings a strong corporate governance background, having held roles with organisations including Commonwealth Bank and Lendlease, supporting boards and senior stakeholders on governance, risk and regulatory matters. She has acted for and consulted within leading organisations and projects, including DP World, Thales, Capgemini and a Commonwealth Government enterprise, delivering senior legal support across complex commercial and operational environments. Flavia is known for her direct, pragmatic approach and her ability to progress matters efficiently, aligning legal risk with commercial objectives without unnecessary complexity.
