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Law Categories:
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CPD Points:
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Due to the difference in guidelines between the SRA and the Bar Standards Board, CPD points are awarded differently for Solicitors, Barristers and Legal Executives:

Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority / ILEX:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain 1 CPD point (60 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)

Regulated by the Bar Standards Board:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain ½ an accredited CPD point (30 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)

Cost:
Standard rate: £25+VAT - Corporate users will pay less.
Length:
30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute online quiz)
Plays on Computer:
Yes Downloadable as MP3:    Yes
Contributor(s):
Course Aims:

This CPDcast will summarise the rules set out in the Companies Act 2006 governing the decision-making processes of members of limited companies. It will explain the different methods of decision-making open to shareholders, including using formal meetings and/or written resolutions and the detailed rules arising in relation to each. The podcast will pay particular attention to the changes introduced by the 2006 Act. This course is suitable for all levels of users.

Outcomes:
After completing the course you will:
  • Have learnt about the changes to the provisions dealing with meetings and resolutions under the Companies Act 2006;
  • Understand the notice provisions for convening valid meetings of companies, both public and private;
  • Have learnt which meetings public and private companies must hold;
  • Understand the written resolution procedure and the limitations on the use of that procedure;
  • Understand the issues to be considered when convening a company meeting.
Level:
Intermediate Difficulty: of 5
Classification:
Legislative Updates
Sources and References:
  • Companies Act 2006, sections 281 to 361;
  • Byng v London Life [1989] 2 WLR 738;
  • Rose v McGivern [1998] 2 BCLC 593.

In this podcast, Andrew Thornton and Edward Davies, barristers at leading company law set Erskine Chambers, discuss the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 governing the mechanisms by which shareholders in a company may take decisions. They examine the provisions which remain unchanged from the Companies Act 1985 but pay particular attention to those provisions which are new under the 2006 Act. Andrew and Edward consider issues such as the provision of notice of meetings, the written resolution procedure and the requirements for companies to hold annual general meetings.

Podcast Added: 22/2/2008

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