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Description

Corporate Criminal Liability: Assessing Director Risk, Preventing and Responding

Identify the offences that genuinely expose company directors and organise prevention from within

  • 0.29 days — 2 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Expert
  • Up to 6 participants

A director's personal liability is often engaged for facts they did not commit themselves: a failure within a department, the negligence of a delegate, a decision taken under cash-flow pressure. The line between a management failing and a criminal offence remains unclear for many legal departments, which discover the subject only when the summons arrives.

Two hours to map the offences that expose directors most, test the robustness of delegations of authority and set out the course of action from the first investigative steps. This short format concentrates on preventive reflexes and on the decisions that must be taken under pressure.

Learning objectives

  • Map the offences that expose directors in your sector
  • Distinguish a management failing from a criminal offence
  • Assess the validity of a delegation of authority
  • Determine the course of action during a search or an interview
  • Build a prevention framework suited to the size of the organisation

What makes this programme different

An offence map that can be applied to each participant's sector
Review of delegation of authority clauses genuinely used in companies
A written course of action for the first hours of an investigation

Programme

1The scope of a director's criminal risk

Knowing what you answer for

  • Personal liability and liability of the legal entity
  • General offences applicable to business life
  • Offences specific to company management
  • The line between a management failing and a criminal offence

2Prevention levers

Organising the allocation of risk

  • Drafting and maintaining a delegation of authority
  • Aligning compliance and internal control
  • Documenting sensitive decisions
  • Spotting warning signals raised by teams

3Responding to proceedings

The first hours matter

  • Searches and seizures on company premises
  • Voluntary interview and custody of the director
  • Coordination with internal and external communication
  • Choosing the defence strategy

Who is it for

Directors and board-appointed officers, together with in-house counsel and lawyers advising executive management.

Prerequisites

Holding a legal or executive management role and being familiar with the general principles of liability.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.