{"id":8286,"date":"2026-08-18T16:11:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/blog\/announcement-law-risk-webinar-series-episode-4-managing-director-and-board-liability-and-delegation-in-the-event-of-compliance-violations\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:39:09","slug":"webinar-series-law-risk-episode-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/webinar-series-law-risk-episode-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement \u2013 \u201cLaw &#038; Risk\u201d Webinar Series \u2013 Episode 4: Managing Director and Board Liability and Delegation in the Event of Compliance Violations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/\">Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schomerus.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">law firm SCHOMERUS<\/a> will continue their joint <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/tag\/recht-risiko\/\">\u201cLaw &amp; Risk\u201d webinar series<\/a> in September. In compact online events, the speakers will address practice-relevant issues at the interfaces of employment law, <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/competencies\/compliance\/\">compliance<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/competencies\/criminal-defence\/commercial-criminal-law\/\">commercial criminal law<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>16 September 2026<\/strong>, the fourth webinar will address the topic \u201c<strong>Managing director and board liability and delegation in the event of compliance violations \u2013 criminal law and employment law dimensions<\/strong>\u201d. The event will focus on the question of what responsibilities management bodies bear in the event of breaches of rules and which organisational measures can <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/blog\/arbeitsstrafrecht-verantwortlichkeit-fuehrungskraefte\/\">effectively limit liability risks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key topics of the event The webinar will examine the following key aspects, among others:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Guarantor duties and responding to warning signs:<\/strong> When action is required in response to reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/competencies\/compliance\/whistleblower-systems\/\">whistleblowing systems<\/a>, audit reports or <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/competencies\/internal-investigations\/internal-investigations\/\">internal investigations<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Liability in group and subsidiary structures:<\/strong> The scope of compliance requirements and supervisory duties between parent and subsidiary companies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Decision-making responsibility in internal investigations:<\/strong> The duties and risks involved in initiating, managing and evaluating internal investigations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Criminal and employment law liability risks:<\/strong> An overview of the key areas of risk and the dangers arising from breaches of supervisory duties under \u00a7\u00a7 30, 130 OWiG (Administrative Offences Act).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delegation and allocation of responsibilities:<\/strong> Requirements for a legally sound transfer of duties and the limits of duties of selection, instruction and supervision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prevention and safeguards:<\/strong> The protective effect of functioning <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/competencies\/compliance\/compliance-management-systems\/\">compliance management systems<\/a>, the importance of complete documentation and the scope of D&amp;O insurance and indemnities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-8e409154 gb-headline-text\">Date and participation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> Wednesday, 16 September 2026, 11:30 \u2013 12:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Platform:<\/strong> Online (Zoom)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participation is <strong>free of charge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event will last approximately 25 to 30 minutes. Further information and registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schomerus.de\/veranstaltungen\/recht-und-risiko-4\">https:\/\/www.schomerus.de\/veranstaltungen\/recht-und-risiko-4<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a>Speakers<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schomerus.de\/team\/dr-norma-studt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Norma Studt<\/a><\/strong>, Attorney at Law, Specialist Lawyer for Employment Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schomerus.de\/team\/dr-volker-vogt-llm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Volker Vogt, LL.M.<\/a><\/strong>, Attorney at Law, Specialist Lawyer for Employment Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/lawyers\/kristina-konrad\/\">Kristina Konrad<\/a><\/strong>, Attorney at Law, Certified Compliance Officer (Univ.), Certified AI Compliance Officer (Bitkom)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/lawyers\/dr-oliver-pragal\/\">Dr. Oliver Pragal<\/a><\/strong>, Attorney at Law, Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law, Compliance Officer (C.H. Beck)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a>Outlook on the upcoming webinars in the series<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following episodes of the \u201cLaw &amp; Risk\u201d series will cover further topics at the interfaces of employment, compliance and criminal law. These will include, among other things, the legally sound design of whistleblower systems, the co-determination rights of the works council and current challenges posed by AI applications and IT security incidents in a corporate context.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any questions about our webinars, <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/contact\/\">please feel free to contact us at any time<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We look forward to welcoming you to this event as part of the \u201cLaw &amp; Risk\u201d series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte and the law firm SCHOMERUS will continue their joint \u201cLaw &amp; Risk\u201d webinar series in September. In compact online events, the speakers will address practice-relevant issues at the interfaces of employment law, compliance and commercial criminal law. On 16 September 2026, the fourth webinar will address the topic \u201cManaging director and board liability &#8230; <a title=\"Announcement \u2013 \u201cLaw &#038; Risk\u201d Webinar Series \u2013 Episode 4: Managing Director and Board Liability and Delegation in the Event of Compliance Violations\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/webinar-series-law-risk-episode-4\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Announcement \u2013 \u201cLaw &#038; Risk\u201d Webinar Series \u2013 Episode 4: Managing Director and Board Liability and Delegation in the Event of Compliance Violations\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-compliance-en","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Webinar: Director and Board Liability for Compliance Violations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Free webinar: minimise liability risks in the event of compliance violations. 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