Modern Law of Meetings, 2nd edition

Author: Stephen Davies QC; Nicholas Briggs; Bethan Evans; Tom Ellis; David Impey
Publisher: LexisNexis U.K.
ISBN: 9781846611407
Published In: March 2009
Format: Hardback
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Explains the law and practice of company, insolvency, local authority and public meetings, as well as meetings to conduct business generally.

This book deals with the law and practice of company, insolvency, local authority and public meetings, as well as meetings to conduct business generally. It provides a thorough analysis of the meeting process, from deciding when a meeting is needed, the convening of a meeting, its conduct and management and the keeping of lawful and adequate records. It deals with related topics such as defamatory statements, breach of the peace at public meetings and the various means of challenging decisions taken at meetings.

This new edition has been thoroughly updated to cover the law relating to shareholder meetings and resolutions which has been substantially changed by the Companies Act 2006. The changes and procedural issues that all companies need to get to grips with include:

A new procedure for written resolutions
New rights and procedures for proxies
Relaxations for private companies, such as the abolition of annual general meetings and extraordinary resolutions
The new rules for passing ordinary and special resolutions
Increased shareholder rights which can increase the administrative burden in relation to meetings for quoted companies

The chapters on local authority meetings have been significantly revised to take account of the provisions of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, which made a range of changes to decision making in local authorities. It also covers the new code of conduct for local authority councillors on when they need to declare interests and withdraw from meetings and when they can address the meeting.

Company Meetings

Introduction
The Control and Management of Companies
Types of Members' Resolution
Meetings of Members (Including Classes of Members and of Debenture Holders)
Notice of the Annual General Meeting for Public Companies
Notice of General (Members') Meetings
The Quorum and the Chairman at General Meetings
Voting and Proxies at Members' Meetings
Adjournments of Members' Meetings
Rights of the Auditor in Relation to Members' Meetings
Electronic Communications and General Meetings
Meetings of Directors
Electronic Communications and Board Meetings
Admission To and Expulsion From Members' and Directors' Meetings

Meetings in Insolvency

Introduction
Company Voluntary Arrangements
Company Administrations
Administrative Receivership
Creditors' Voluntary Winding Up
Winding Up by the Court
Members' Voluntary Liquidation
Creditors' Schemes under Part 26 (ss 895-901) of the Companies Act 2006
Bankruptcy
Individual Voluntary Arrangements

Local Authorities and Public Meetings

Local Authority Meetings
Public Meetings and Meetings of Public Bodies

Meetings of Private Organisations

Defamation

Appendices

Summary of Matters to be Dealt with by Members under the Companies Acts
Bushell v Faith clause
The Combined Code on Corporate Governance (June 2008): Code of Best Practice -Sections 1and 2

Stephen Davies QC and Nicolas Briggs of Guildhall Chambers, Bristol
David Impey, Solicitor
Bethan Evans, Partner, Bevan Brittan LLP
Tom Ellis, Partner, Wragge & Co