Shackleton: Law and Practice of Meetings
Sweet & Maxwell (Publisher)
10th Edition
Published on 16. December 2005
Book
Hardback
438 pages
978-0-421-92200-6 (ISBN)
Description
Shackleton: Law and Practice of Meetings is acknowledged as the most authoritative source of information on the law and practice of both company and non-company meetings.
Covering all sizes of meetings from AGMs and public meetings to specialised committees, it advises clearly on convening the meeting, its constitution, conduct, adjournment, voting and minutes.
* The definitive guide on how to convene and conduct public meetings, transactional business meetings, meetings relating to company members and directors, and meetings in insolvency situations
* References the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, the Defamation Act 1996 and the Local Government and Rating Act 1997
* Incorporates the latest case law and trends in corporate and local authority governance
* Contains practical sections with checklists and examples of real-life situations
* Deals with topics such as defamatory statements at meetings, preparation of minutes, and breaches of the peace at public meetings
Covering all sizes of meetings from AGMs and public meetings to specialised committees, it advises clearly on convening the meeting, its constitution, conduct, adjournment, voting and minutes.
* The definitive guide on how to convene and conduct public meetings, transactional business meetings, meetings relating to company members and directors, and meetings in insolvency situations
* References the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, the Defamation Act 1996 and the Local Government and Rating Act 1997
* Incorporates the latest case law and trends in corporate and local authority governance
* Contains practical sections with checklists and examples of real-life situations
* Deals with topics such as defamatory statements at meetings, preparation of minutes, and breaches of the peace at public meetings
More details
Edition
10th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-421-92200-6 (9780421922006)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The law of public meetings. Meetings for the transaction of business. Meetings relating to companies. Meetings of local authorities and Defamatory statements.