Governance Bites #107: director liability, with Steven Moe

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In this episode, Mark Banicevich asks Steven Moe about the liability of directors. They discuss penalties for breaching the core duties in the Companies Act 1993, and also list several other Acts of Parliament that enact director liability. They discuss potential penalties and defences, and whether there may be liability under common law or contract. Steven outlines steps directors can take to minimise their personal liability, and shares an example of directors found liable for breaches. Steven also shares advice for a director who identifies a potential breach of a director duty. 
Steven Moe is a Partner of commercial law at Parry Field Lawyers in Christchurch, and an experienced director. Steven qualified as a lawyer in New Zealand, and worked for more than a decade on corporate transactions worth billions of dollars while based in London, Tokyo and Sydney. He has written several legal books, including “Start-ups legal toolkit”, “Social Enterprises in New Zealand: and “Capital raising for founders”. Steven also facilitates governance law on the Company Director Course for the Institute of Directors (IoD). His Seeds Podcast, which he founded in 2017, has almost 400 episodes, interviewing interesting people about their lives. He also hosts the Board Matters podcast for the IoD, now in its third season. 
Steven Moe’s profile on LinkedIn (he is happy to connect with you): https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-moe-0b3b008a/
Seeds podcast with 430+ interviews www.theseeds.nz
Board Matters podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6aHNCIYEOwqoghkGlwKruU 
Parry Field Lawyers governance resources: https://www.parryfield.com/advisory/governance/governance-essentials/
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