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Shackleton on the Law and Practice of Meetings 16th ed isbn 9780414114197

Shackleton on the Law and Practice of Meetings 15th ed


ISBN13: 9780414080270
New Edition ISBN: 9780414114197
Previous Edition ISBN: 9780414063723
Published: September 2020
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback
Price: Out of print




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Shackleton on the Law and Practice of Meetings is a leading resource on the law and practice of company, charity and public sector meetings, providing a complete statement of the law with detailed practical guidance.

Features

  • Discusses the legal implications of public and private meetings
  • Addresses the practical issues to be aware of when organising and managing meetings
  • Deals with specific forms of meeting such as board, committee, shareholder and public sector meetings
  • Explains different types of resolution and how these are passed in the context of meetings
  • Provides a guide as how to maintain good order and ensure fairness at meetings
  • Directs the reader to the appropriate statutory requirements under the Companies Act 2006 and other relevant legislation
  • Covers meetings of the various forms of charitable organisations
  • Considers the principles of natural justice and public sector equality duty and their outworkings in the context of information access and attendance at real and on-line meetings accessible by the general public
  • Provides ‘worked’ practice examples and checklists for company meetings
  • Looks at the powers, duties and roles of directors in the context of meetings
  • Provides guidance on the conduct of all tiers of local government meetings
  • Explains how to access information
What’s New
  • Accessibility requirements to meetings of public sector bodies including the application of The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 and the draft Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill 2020
  • Remote meetings arising from, the effects of the Coronavirus (CV-19) Pandemic and their outworkings through the Coronavirus Act 2020 and the Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020

Subjects:
Company Law
Contents:
The Legal Right
Breach of the Peace and Other Aspects of the Criminal Law
The Maintenance of Order
A Public Meeting
Convening the Meeting
Constitution and Adjournment of the Meeting
The Conduct of the Meeting
Minutes
The Committee System
The Principles of Natural Justice
Applicable Law and Other Matters
Members’ Meetings: Status Convention and Minutes
Constituting a Members’ Meeting
Member’s Meetings: Attendance and Voting
Members’ Meetings: Resolutions
Class Meetings
Members: Virtual and Electronic Attendance
Meetings Under s.899 of Companies Act 2006 (Compromises and Arrangements)
Meetings of Members of Companies: Examples in practice
Powers and Duties of Directors
Appointment to and Departure from Office
Constitution and Conduct of Directors’ Meetings
Board Meetings: Examples in Practice
Decisions Procedures and Meetings in Insolvency Situations, and Arrangements Short of Winding-up
Decisions and Meetings in Insolvency Situations—Winding-up
Proxies and Company Representation in Insolvency Proceedings
Members’ Voluntary Winding-up
Meetings of Local Authorities
Local Authorities and Other Bodies—Access to Meetings and Information
Defamatory Statements
Charities