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Title
 Legal Governance for Board Members
Code
 NGOV5101
Run#Start DateEnd DateClosing DatePublished Title  
1 13-Sep-1013-Sep-1011-Aug-10Legal Governance for Board Members Registration Closed View Timetable
2 08-Dec-1008-Dec-10 Legal Governance for Board Members Only for View View Timetable
3 07-Mar-1107-Mar-11 Legal Governance for Board Members Only for View View Timetable
Duration 
 6.0 Hrs
   
Course FeeFee (excludes GST)Fee (includes GST)
Course Fee (After 80% funding from VCF)$68.00$72.76
Course Fee (Before Funding)$340.00$363.80
   
Target Participants
VWO or NPO Board members
Learning Objective
 Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

1) State the legal duties of a non-profit board

2) Define the powers of board members

3) Identify potential liabilities arising from the course of the board’s work

4) Learn to manage disputes lawfully
Course Outline
 1) Duties & Liabilities of Board Members
- Duties of care and skill
- Statutory duties

2) Powers of Board Members in the areas of:
- Investment of trust funds
- Delegation
- Liabilities

3) Remedies for Breach of Charitable Trusts
- Accounts
- Limitation of actions

4) Managing Disputes v Third Parties
- Criminal proceeding
- Civil proceeding
- Alternative dispute resolution
Trainer
 Associate Professor Catherine Tay lectures law at the Department of Business Policy, NUS Business School. Author of 28 law books, Prof Tay is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore as well as a barrister-at-law at Lincoln’s Inn, United Kingdom.

Prof Tay was involved in several board committees in various health institutions such as the Institutional Review Board of SingHealth Polyclinics, Research & Ethics Committee of Alexandra Hospital and was medical-legal adviser to the Institute of Mental Health/Woodbridge Hospital.

She is also a member of the National Healthcare Group (NHG) Domain Specific Review Board tasked to review the scientific and ethical aspects of research protocols.
Fee Remarks
 Applicable for registered charities and IPCs. Please refer to www.charities.gov.sg to check your eligibility.
Enquiries
 Gillian Theng / 62106660 / gillian_theng@ncss.gov.sg
   
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