Shackleton on the Law and Practice of Meetings, 13th Edition

Name: Shackleton on the Law and Practice of Meetings, 13th Edition
Brand: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
SKU: 9780414032903
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Author: Madeleine Cordes; John Pugh-Smith; Geraldine Caulfield; James Burton; Robin Waghorn
ISBN: 9780414032903

Edited by Madeleine Cordes · John Pugh-Smith · Geraldine Caulfield · James Burton · Robin Waghorn

Sweet & Maxwell U.K. September 2014

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780414032903
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
Publication: September 2014
Format: Hardback , 419 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Shackleton is the indispensible guide to the law and practice of company and non-company meetings. It logically addresses the practicalities of organising all levels of meetings, from AGM to specialised committee, dispensing invaluable advice on all aspects of the processes involved: from selecting venues, preparation and convening, conduct and minute taking all the way through to adjournment.

The book also deals with the increasingly pertinent topics of defamatory statements, breach of the peace and director’s duties. As the essential reference guide in its field the book provides the information necessary to prepare, conduct and close a meeting essential to the every-day practice of legal professionals, company secretaries, administrators, directors, local authorities and all other organisations that hold formal meetings.

Coverage:

Discusses the legal implications of public and private meetings
Deals with company specific forms of meetings such as members’ meetings, director’s meetings and shareholder meetings
Explains the resolution process and how one is reached in the context of company meetings
Directs the reader to the appropriate requirements in statutory specific meetings under s.425 Companies Acts
Provides ‘worked’ practice examples of company meetings
Looks at the powers and roles of the directorship at director’s meetings
Addresses the provisions of appointing and affirming an office holder
Provides worked examples of board meetings
Looks at the variations and requirements of a meeting involving a company entering into or already in insolvency
Details the appointment provisions of proxies short of the winding-up process
Directs the reader to the appropriate form of meeting in which to wind-up an insolvent company
Guides the reader through the different requirements of a local government / NGO meeting and the requirements of reporting / diligence that have to be performed
Provides detail on how to ensure a public meeting is properly advertised and attended
Identifies what a defamatory statement is, how to report one and how to deal with one
Provides a breakdown of the component parts of a successful meeting, what you need, how should chair and effective communication
Explains how to deal with breaches of the peace and how to maintain peace at meetings
Directs the reader to differences between private and public meetings and the requirements of each
Describes how to convene meetings and details how they should be constituted and conducted
Details various successful methods for taking and communicating minutes
Fully updated to take account of implementation of a number of provisions relating to Local Government courtesy of the Local Government Act 2012

Part 1 Public Meetings

The Legal Right
Breach of the Peace and other aspect of Criminal Law
The Maintenance of Order
A Public Meeting

Part II Meetings for the Transaction of Business

Convening the Meeting
Constitution and Adjournment of the Meeting
The Conduct of the Meeting
Minutes
The Committee System
The Principles of Natural Justice

Part III Meetings Relating to Companies

Section A: Introduction

Applicable Law and Other Matters

Section B: Meeting of Members

Members’ Meetings: Status and Convention
Constituting a Members’ Meeting
Members’ Meetings: Attendance and Voting
Members’ Meetings: Resolutions
Members’ Meetings: Minutes
Class Meetings
Meetings under s 425 (Compromises and Arrangements)
Meetings of Members of Companies: Examples in Practice

Section C: Meetings Relating to Directors

Powers and Duties of Directors
Appointment to and Departure from Office
Constitution and Conduct of Directors’ Meetings
Board Meetings: Examples in Practice

Section D: Meetings in Company Insolvency Situations

Meetings in Insolvency Situations, Short of Winding Up
Meetings in Insolvency Situations, Winding Up
Proxies and Company Representation in an Insolvency
Members’ Voluntary Winding Up

Part III Meetings of Local Authorities

Meetings
Local Authorities and Other Bodies – Access to Meetings and Information

Part V Defamatory Statements

Defamatory Statements

About the Author

John Pugh-Smith MA (Oxon) FSA is a barrister and CEDR accredited mediator practising from Thity-Nine Essex Street Chambers. He has been instructed by many developers and local authorities for a number of years on planning, environmental and related local government work and is highly regarded as a leading and experienced junior in these fields. As well as Shackleton’s Law of Meetings, John has been the originating author, editor and contributor to a range of other titles including Neighbours and the Law , Archaeology in Law, OUP’s Environmental Law, the Planning, Property & Compensation Reports (“P&CR”) and the Journal of Planning & Environmental Law. He regularly lectures at seminars on both planning and environment law and practice, including Sweet & Maxwell’s Annual Planning Law Conference.

Madeleine Cordes, LLB, FCIS, has over 20 years’ experience as a Chartered Secretary in industry and professional practice which has included significant hands-on involvement in company board, committee and shareholder meetings. Her previous roles include acting as Company Secretary of Carpetright, a FTSE 250 company, interim roles with Standard Chartered and Orange where she organized an AGM attended by 1000 shareholders in Paris, Senior Manager in Ernst & Young's Company Secretarial Group where she acted as vote scrutineer for several contentious shareholder meetings and Director of Capita Registrars' company secretarial business. Madeleine is currently senior manager at TMF where she supports clients with their board and shareholder meeting processes. Madeleine is a member of the QCA’s Legal and Corporate Governance Committees which represents the interest of smaller UK listed companies, a trainer in company secretarial and board practice for MBL, a regular contributor to Governance & Compliance journal and a speaker at conferences.

Jonathan Darby (MA, MPhil, PhD Cantab) is a barrister practising from Thirty Nine Essex Street chambers. His broad practice encompasses all aspects of public and administrative law, with a particular interest in planning, environmental and property law. Jonathan is instructed by a wide variety of domestic and international clients, including developers, consultants, local authorities and the Treasury Solicitor. He is listed as one of the top junior planning barristers under 35 in the Planning Magazine Guide to Planning Lawyers. Before coming to the Bar, Jonathan taught at Cambridge University whilst completing a PhD at Queens’ College.

Daniel Stedman Jones MA (Oxon) Phd Penn. Is a barrister practising from Thirty-Nine Essex Street Chambers. He is regularly instructed by developers, local authorities and campaigners on planning, environmental and local government matters. As well as the 13th edn. of Shackleton, Daniel is one of the contributing editors to The Encyclopaedia of Environmental Law and is a regular commentator on planning and environmental issues both in print and in seminars and events. Daniel is also a published historian and is the author of Masters of the Universe (2012) on the recent history of economic policy and regulation.

James Burton is a barrister practising at Thirty Nine Essex Street Chambers. He specialises in planning and environmental law, for which Chambers & Partners rank him as a leading junior. James appears regularly at public inquiry and in the higher courts. He is also frequently called upon to advise regarding the administrative law aspects of the planning process, in particular in relation to meetings of local authorities’ planning committees. His clients range from developers and local authorities to action groups and private individuals.

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