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Sweet & Maxwell Shackleton On the Law and Practice of Meeting Edition 13Th Edition 2016 by South Asia Edition
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 directors 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 meetingsDeals with company specific forms of meetings such as members meetings, directors meetings and shareholder meetingsExplains the resolution process and how one is reached in the context of company meetingsDirects the reader to the appropriate requirements in statutory specific meetings under s.425 Companies ActsProvides worked practice examples of company meetingsLooks at the powers and roles of the directorship at directors meetingsAddresses the provisions of appointing and affirming an office holderProvides worked examples of board meetingsLooks at the variations and requirements of a meeting involving a company entering into or already in insolvencyDetails the appointment provisions of proxies short of the winding-up processDirects the reader to the appropriate form of meeting in which to wind-up an insolvent 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 process