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
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