The Law and Practice of Company Meetings

Author: Andrew Hamer
Publisher: ICSA Publishing
ISBN: 9781860725821
Published In: July 2013
Format: Paperback , 650 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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The main purpose of the law of meetings is to ensure that a company is able to make business decisions and that everyone entitled to input in the decision making is able to do so. For this to happen certain procedures must be followed at meetings.

Includes:

Contains detailed commentary, precedents, full text of key legislation, comprehensive inclusion of codes and best practice guidance, and tables providing quick reference guides to large volumes of material.
Extended detail surrounding special rules and procedures that applies to AIM and guarantee companies.
Additional guidance on the role, powers and duties of the chairman, including what to consider when exercising those powers and the consequences of getting it wrong.

Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Table of Statutory Investments

Part 1: Introduction
Introduction: Law and Practice
Introduction: Methods of Communication

Part 2: Meetings and Directors
Directors
Board Meetings
Committees of Directors
Directors’ Written Resolutions and Informal Consent
Failure by Directors to Comply with Proper Procedures

Part 3: Members’ Decision-making without Holding a Meeting
Members’ Written Resolutions and Unanimous Consent

Part 4: General Meetings
Annual General Meetings
Class Meetings
Calling General Meetings
Notice of General Meetings
Resolutions
Quorum
Proxies and Corporate Representatives
Voting
Shareholder Remedies

Part 5: Running General Meetings
Organising General Meetings
Chairman
Right to Attend and Speak
Security and Disorder
Adjournment and Other Procedural Motions
Amendments
Dealing with Common Items of Business

Part 6: Minutes
Minutes

Part 7: Precedents

Part 8: Codes and Best Practice Guides

Part 9: Statutory Materials