{"id":9299,"date":"2026-07-15T06:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/?p=9299"},"modified":"2026-07-16T06:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:27:46","slug":"the-cameroon-bar-association-strengthens-lawyers-expertise-in-corporate-governance-and-corporate-secretarial-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/en\/the-cameroon-bar-association-strengthens-lawyers-expertise-in-corporate-governance-and-corporate-secretarial-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cameroon Bar Association Strengthens Lawyers\u2019 Expertise in Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretarial Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9299\" class=\"elementor elementor-9299\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24e0a3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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evolving needs of companies while encouraging the diversification of legal practice.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The training was delivered by Dr Dieudonn\u00e9 PIIH, Barristers Serges Martin Zangue, and Joel Noussie of Zangue &amp; Partners, and covered a wide range of practical and legal issues relating to corporate governance, including:<\/p><ul><li>the organisation and legal management of meetings of Boards of Directors and General Meetings;<\/li><li>the preparation and conduct of meetings of corporate bodies;<\/li><li>the drafting of minutes and the management of governance-related incidents;<\/li><li>post-meeting legal formalities, including filings with the Trade and Personal Property Credit Register (RCCM);<\/li><li>and best practices in corporate governance.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fec5503 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget 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