The Company Director's Desktop Guide is an indispensable source of reference on all areas of company law and practice for directors in every type of organisation. It provides essentially practical, jargon-free guidance on every aspect of a director's duties drawn from the author's considerable experience. Directors and managers are confronted with rapidly changing and increasing legislative requirements - at last count British companies were subject to some 22,000 different statutes. Remaining fully conversant with all the obligations, responsibilities and liabilities demanded under Company - and all the other - laws can therefore be a struggle for even the most diligent director or company secretary. This book explains those responsibilities and
obligations in clear terms, emphasising what the law means in practice, how to implement it and how best to minimise risk and avoid potential penalties.
As well as being completely revised and updated, the 14th edition of this popular title now includes new and detailed guidance on practical aspects of:
* exploring liability on former owners following company disposal
* highlighting the breaches of Corporate Governance
* identifying new Data Protection requirements from 2018
* protecting the corporate body from breaching new tax evasion requirements
* implementing the changed requirements on Audit
* considering using technology to improve AGM effectiveness
* new reporting requirements for the Strategic Report
... and much more.
Les mer
The Company Director's Desktop Guide is an indispensable source of reference on all areas of company law and practice for directors in every type of organisation. It provides essentially practical, jargon-free guidance on every aspect of a director's duties drawn from the author's considerable experience.
Les mer
Introduction 1
Background.....................................................................................2
Widespread lack of awareness........................................................2
Personal liability..............................................................................3
Practical help ..................................................................................4
The nature of the beast 7
How did we get here?.....................................................................8
What is a company .......................................................................13
Formation ....................................................................................14
Re-Registration..............................................................................14
The Veil of Incorporation..............................................................15
What is a `Director' .......................................................................18
A Director's exposure ...................................................................20
Appointment - First principles.....................................................21
Joining the throng.........................................................................26
Constitution - Aims and purpose..................................................29
Internal obligations.......................................................................31
Rolling the message out................................................................31
A rose by any other name 33
A director is a director..................................................................34
Descriptions..................................................................................36
De Facto or Shadow? ....................................................................49
Disclosure of Persons of Significant Control ................................49
Courtesy titles...............................................................................53
Duties............................................................................................55
10 `commandments'for directors.................................................65
Appraisal .......................................................................................72
Scaling the peak 75
Eligibility for appointment............................................................76
Appointment of a Director .........................................................77
Notification of interests................................................................81
Status - officer or officer and employee?......................................85
The service contract ....................................................................88
Remuneration ...............................................................................91
The dual relationship....................................................................92
Board members - and others - beware 101
Our litigious society....................................................................102
Personal liability for statements..................................................103
Areas of exposure .......................................................................103
Employment obligations ............................................................106
Commercial requirements .........................................................108
The Enterprise Act 2002 ............................................................113
The Insolvency Act ....................................................................114
Operating in - and saving - the environment ............................122
The risk business 131
The requirement to take risk ......................................................132
Contingency planning.................................................................133
Risk prevention planning............................................................136
What do you do?.........................................................................138
Suggested areas of attention ......................................................139
Bribery and Slavery.....................................................................142
Gender Pay reporting..................................................................144
Tax evasion .................................................................................146
Safety...........................................................................................147
Corporate Manslaughter.............................................................156
Stress...........................................................................................159
Risk transference ........................................................................165
`Ill met' - without method 167
Determining the aims of Board Meetings...................................168
Agendas.......................................................................................171
Dynamic Agendas........................................................................172
Timetable ....................................................................................176
Aims............................................................................................178
Interested parties........................................................................183
The effective meeting .................................................................184
A meeting's two key players - The Chairman and
Secretary 189
Key players .................................................................................190
General responsibilities of the Chairman ...................................190
Progressing the meeting ............................................................192
Controlling the members............................................................193
Motivating members...................................................................194
The role of the Company Secretary............................................199
Responsibilities ..........................................................................203
Before and at Board Meetings.....................................................206
Remote meetings........................................................................207
Board without boredom 209
General preparation ...................................................................210
Preparing effective reports.........................................................211
Presentations ..............................................................................213
Planning ......................................................................................217
Appointing subcommittees.........................................................219
Minutes - principles...................................................................221
Minutes - an example.................................................................223
An inspector calls 235
General requirements to create and protect records .................236
External authorities ....................................................................238
Control........................................................................................243
Controlling exercise of authority ...............................................244
Theft's vicious circle...................................................................252
Controlling expenses..................................................................254
Directors' loans...........................................................................256
Auditors ......................................................................................257
Enhanced penalties.....................................................................264
Setting an example 265
Ethical behaviour........................................................................266
Gifts - the `if in doubt:shout'rule...............................................271
Confidentiality undertaking ........................................................273
Non-competition clauses............................................................276
Other security aspects................................................................279
Electronic transmissions.............................................................281
Social Media sites........................................................................288
Controlling other risks................................................................289
Insider dealing rules ...................................................................292
Share trading...............................................................................297
`He who communicates leads' 299
Distinguishing between leadership and management................300
Leadership qualities....................................................................301
Maximising the human resource ................................................306
Communication principles.........................................................313
Briefings......................................................................................316
Meeting the owners 327
The Annual General Meeting ......................................................328
Briefing the Chairman.................................................................336
Minutes.......................................................................................339
Extraordinary General Meetings.................................................342
Resolutions .................................................................................343
Proxy...........................................................................................346
`Write a better book' 347
The Annual Report......................................................................348
Determining the target audiences ..............................................350
Filing the document....................................................................351
Range of content ........................................................................352
A timetable for action .................................................................356
The Chairman's Statement..........................................................359
Ownership..................................................................................364
Corporate social responsibility ...................................................365
Examining the issues ..................................................................368
Human Capital Management.......................................................369
Other documentation .................................................................370
No such thing as bad publicity? 375
Who do we serve?.......................................................................376
Devising and using media releases ............................................381
Media interviews ........................................................................383
Communication aspects of crisis reaction..................................387
Managing the property assets 393
Introduction................................................................................394
Types of occupation ...................................................................394
Marriage of interests...................................................................396
The A-Z of property attention.....................................................396
The future - remote working .....................................................408
Extending the working age.........................................................411
`A personal viewpoint' 413
The 4 key employment`abilities'................................................414
Pro-active recruitment ................................................................418
Parental rights.............................................................................420
Adoptive parents.........................................................................430
Unpaid parental leave .................................................................430
Family emergency leave..............................................................431
Flexible working .........................................................................433
Training.......................................................................................437
Apprentices.................................................................................437
Public duties ...............................................................................439
Avoiding age discrimination .......................................................441
The new work dimension...........................................................443
`Comparability and consultation' 445
Comparability .............................................................................446
Part-time workers........................................................................446
Fixed term employees ................................................................447
Workers.......................................................................................448
Temporary personnel .................................................................449
Transferring employees ..............................................................451
Reducing employment costs ......................................................456
Consultability..............................................................................463
Formal consultation....................................................................466
Discipline and dismissal..............................................................471
Dignity at Work ...........................................................................475
Retention ability .........................................................................485
`Directing now' 489
Corporate governance ...............................................................490
Relationships...............................................................................506
Working time/ personal time balance.........................................509
Payment of Directors..................................................................509
A sting in the tail? .......................................................................513
Appendices 515
Appendix I:Types of companies.................................................516
Appendix II:Types of shares.......................................................522
Appendix III: Possible additional clauses for LTD's Articles........524
Appendix IV:Who is liable..........................................................525
Appendix V: Bibliography............................................................526
Cases...........................................................................................527
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781854189028
Publisert
2018-01-24
Utgave
14. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Thorogood
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Annet
Antall sider
552
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