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
New to this edition:
Fully updated to reflect the latest changes to company law, insolvency law, and local government law, with focus on accessibility, equality, digital governance and the interaction between information law and the conduct of meetings
Relevant legislative development discussed: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026
Recent case Law: R (The University of Sussex) v The Office for Students [2026] EWHC 984 (Admin); R (Spitalfields Historic Building Trust) v Tower Hamlets LBC [2025] UKSC 11; Greenfields (IOW) Ltd v Isle of Wight Council /i> [2025] EWCA Civ 488
