Shackleton on the Law and Practice of Meetings 16th Edition

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.

This new edition takes account of new cases and legislation, the impact of Covid-19 on both company and local authority meetings and includes an enhanced chapter on virtual 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
• 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
• Takes account of changes introduced by the Charities Act 2022