Subjects:

Company Law

Contents:

Company Meetings

Insolvency Meetings

Local Authority and Public Meetings

Meetings of Private Organisations

Defamation at Meetings

Appendices

Modern Law of Meetings is a thorough and practical guide which deals comprehensively with the law and practice of company, insolvency, local authority and public meetings, as well as meetings to conduct business generally.

This new work provides a thorough analysis of the meeting process, from deciding when a meeting is needed, the convening of a meeting, its conduct and management to 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.

Coverage includes a section on local authority meetings, taking full account of the fundamental changes introduced by the Local Government Act 2000 to the way local councils conduct business at meetings and make decisions. The implications of the Human Rights Act 1998, the Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003 and the Criminal Justice Act 2003 on public meetings are also considered. The rules governing electronic communications between companies and their members are discussed; relevant specimen articles are provided in the appendices.