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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. It provides a complete statement of the law with detailed practical guidance on how to prepare, conduct and close a meeting essential to the every-day practice of legal professionals, company secretaries, administrators and clerks, directors, local authorities and all other organisations that hold formal meetings.

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.