Geoff Wild: the governance tightrope for council-controlled companies

In the first of a two-part blog, Geoff Wild, legal and governance consultant, explores the challenges of governing council-controlled companies, the legal duties of their directors, and the potential conflicts that can arise.

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Being a director of a local authority-controlled company requires officers appointed to those roles to operate in a completely different legal and philosophical framework

Geoff Wild: the governance tightrope for council-controlled companies

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