Shackleton on the Law and Practice of Meetings, 12th Edition

Author: Madeleine Cordes; John Pugh-Smith; Geraldine Caulfield; James Burton; Catherine Dobson; Zack Simons
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780414046610
Published In: January 2012
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Shackleton on the Law and Practice of Meetings is your practical step-by-step reference guide on conducting meetings for legal professionals, company secretaries, administrators, directors, local authorities and many more.

• Includes advice on managing difficult situations in meetings such as the maintenance of order
• Covers the process of running and holding public meetings, meetings for the transaction of businesses, meetings relating to companies, and the meetings of local authorities
• Discusses the issue of defamatory statements
• Includes the overall management of a meeting, such as resolution, voting, taking minutes and attendance
• Written in an easy to understand style and structure that is suitable for non-legal professionals
• Explains the law and provides forms and precedents for easy use and reference
• Includes references to cases

NEW TO THE 12TH EDITION

• Deals comprehensively with legislative changes brought about by the Companies Act 2006 and the Localism Bill in its current form
• Includes updated commentary on recent case law
• Provides updated forms and precedents
• Comments on relevant proposals outlined by the impending modernisation of the Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2010
• Gives guidance on the increase in shareholders’ rights which can cause administrative burden in relation to meetings for quoted companies

PART 1 PUBLIC MEETING

1. The Legal Right
2. Breach of the Peace and other aspects of Criminal Law
3. The Maintenance of Order
4. A Public Meeting

PART 2 MEETINGS FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS

5. Convening the Meeting
6. Constitution and Adjournment of the Meeting
7. The Conduct of the Meeting
8. Minutes
9. The Committee System
10. The Principles of Natural Justice

PART 3 MEETINGS RELATING TO COMPANIES

SECTION A: INTRODUCTION
11. Applicable Law and Other Matters

SECTION B: MEETING OF MEMBERS
12. Members’ Meetings: Status and Convention
13. Constituting a Members’ Meeting
14. Members’ Meetings: Attendance and Voting
15. Members’ Meetings: Resolution
16. Members’ Meetings: Minutes
17. Class Meetings
18. Meetings under s.425 (Compromises and Arrangements)
19. Meetings of Members of Companies: Examples in Practice

SECTION C: MEETINGS RELATING TO DIRECTORS
20. Powers and Duties of Directors
21. Appointment to and Departure from Office
22. Constitution and Conduct of Directors’ Meetings
23. Board Meetings: Examples in Practice

SECTION D: MEETINGS IN COMPANY INSOLVENCY SITUATIONS
24. Meetings in Insolvency Situations, Short of Winding-up
25. Meetings in Insolvency Situations, Winding-up
26. Provies and Company Representation in an Insolvency
27. Members’ Voluntary Winding Up

PART 3 MEETINGS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES

28. Meetings
29. Local Authorities and Other Bodies – Access to Meetings and Information

PART 4 DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS

30. Defamatory Statements