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Acquisitions and disposals by listed companies
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- 2013
- Will Pearce, Dan Hirschovits, Nick Gilling
- ICSA Publishing
Summarises the legal and regulatory issues a listed company needs to consider when contemplating a significant corporate transaction.
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Advantages and disadvantages of LLPs compared with limited companies
- eBook chapter
- 2022
- Susan Singleton
- Bloomsbury Professional
- Joint Ventures and Shareholders Agreements
A section discussing the relative merits of LLPs and limited companies. The points raised may be of interest to those considering incorporating a business entity.
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Boardroom disputes
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- 2013
- Rowena Herdman-Smith, Kevin McCarthy, Saul Sender
- ICSA Publishing
Designed to assist company boards with the issues and legal considerations involved in boardroom disputes.
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Business law
- eBook
- 2016
- Ewan McIntyre
- Pearson
A guide to the legal principles that apply to business, aimed at non-law students. Includes extensive references to cases and legislation, such as the Companies Act 2006, the Sale of Goods Act 1979, and the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
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Choice of legal status
- eBook chapter
- 2016
- Ewan MacIntyre
- Pearson
- Business Law
This section outlines the relative advantages and disadvantages of trading as a company, partnership or limited liability partnership.
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Companies limited by guarantee
- eBook
- 2013
- Susan Wallace
- ICSA Publishing
A guide to the incorporation and structure of a company limited by guarantee (CLG), as well as its managerial functions.
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Company filings
- eBook
- 2013
- Jennifer Adams
- ICSA Publishing
Practical guide to company filing in the UK, covering when and how to file company information.
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Company incorporation
- eBook chapter
- 2016
- Douglas Armour
- ICSA Publishing
- Company Secretarys Handbook
This chapter examines company types and the differences between them, and outlines the processes for incorporating and re-registering companies.
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Company resolutions and meetings
- eBook chapter
- 2016
- Ewan MacIntyre
- Pearson
- Business Law
This section looks at the procedures around company meetings and resolutions and looks at member's powers to make decisions for themselves by calling meetings and passing resolutions. Management of the company is delegated to the directors by the members.
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Company secretary's desktop guide (6th edition)
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- 2009
- Roger Mason
- Thorogood
A comprehensive guide to the complex legislation and procedures governing all aspects of the Company Secretary’s role.
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Company secretary's handbook (11th edition)
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- 2016
- Douglas Armour
- ICSA Publishing
An authoritative guide to company secretarial practice. Detailed commentary is accompanied by over 80 precedents. The 5th edition of this title is available through our Ebook Central subscription.
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Corporate governance handbook
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- 2017
- Bernadette Barber, Barbara Allen
- ICSA Publishing
The ICSA Corporate Governance Handbook provides full explanations of the statutory and regulatory regime applicable to listed companies but also addresses how governance best practice might be applied by private companies, including subsidiaries.
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Corporate governance: a practical guide for accountants
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- 2009
- Catherine Turner
- Elsevier
A user-friendly guide to compliance for corporate accountants.
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Corporate insolvency
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- 2013
- Sophie Taylor, Claire Mowbray
- ICSA Publishing
Looks at the law of corporate insolvency in England and Wales.
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Director's guide (5th edition)
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- 2013
- Martha Bruce
- ICSA Publishing
The ICSA Director's Guide explains all the core duties and liabilities of being a company director from appointment to resignation, including disclosures, shareholder relations and corporate governance.
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Directors' disclosures
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- 2013
- Carol Shutkever, Sarah Hawes
- ICSA Publishing
Overview of the disclosure requirements for directors of a UK-incorporated company.
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Directors' remuneration
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- 2013
- Caroline Newsholme, Sylvia Atallah
- ICSA Publishing
Overview of the legislation and regulatory regime relating to directors' remuneration for UK companies.
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Dividend payments
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- 2013
- William Buckley, Lucy Fergusson, Vonetta Dale, Philippa Gavey
- ICSA Publishing
Looks at the steps involved in paying dividends and the rules that restrict the amounts companies can pay out.
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Evaluations that enhance board effectiveness
- eBook chapter
- 2024
- Richard Fields
- Wiley
- Handbook of Board Governance
Explores the practical realities of corporate governance in public, private, and not-for-profit environments. Chapter 76 looks at board evaluation with reference to the legal and regulatory landscape in several countries, demands from shareholders and proxy advisers, board members an executive leaders, and practical suggestions for designing effective evaluations.
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Financial accounts
- eBook chapter
- 2013
- Martha Bruce
- ICSA Publishing
- The ICSA Directors Guide
The ICSA Director's Guide explains all the core duties and liabilities of being a director from appointment to resignation, including disclosures, shareholder relations and corporate governance. Chapter 9 looks at the director's responsibility in terms a company's accounts.
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Financial governance
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- 2024
- Richard Leblanc (Editor)
- Wiley
- Handbook of Board Governance
Explores the practical realities of corporate governance in public, private, and not-for-profit environments. Part 5 looks at the audit committee's oversight of external audit, internal audit, risk management, technology and cybersecurity. Also covered are directors' responsibilities towards insolvency, fraud and financial reporting issues (mostly related to IFRS).
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Governance of information technology
- eBook chapter
- 2016
- Bob Zukis, Elizabeth Valentine, Steven De Haes, Greg Timbrell
- John Wiley & Son
- Handbook of Board Governance
This title provides comprehensive, expert-led coverage of all aspects of corporate governance for public, nonprofit, and private boards. This section comprises two chapters: Information technology and cyber security in a digital world and; The board's role in the governance of enterprise information and technology.
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Loan capital
- eBook chapter
- 2016
- Ewan MacIntyre
- Pearson
- Business Law
This section looks at fixed and floating charges and priority and registration of charges.
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Maintenance of capital
- eBook chapter
- 2016
- Ewan MacIntyre
- Pearson
- Business Law
This section looks at maintenance of capital, including: reduction of capital; redeemable shares; purchase of a company's own shares; and distribution of profits (dividends).
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Shareholders, resolutions, maintenance of capital, minority protection, debentures
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- 2016
- Ewan MacIntyre
- Pearson
- Business Law
This chapter considers various matters and procedures relating to shares and shareholders, covering the roles, powers and responsibilities of company members. It also includes a section on loan capital.
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Statutory registers
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- 2013
- Emma de Ronde
- ICSA Publishing
Considers the provisions of the Companies Act relating to the establishment and maintenance of statutory registers.
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Subsidiary governance
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- 2014
- Karen Davies, Vanessa Marrison, Caroline Carter, Claire Broom
- ICSA Publishing
Offers practical tips for establishing an effective corporate governance framework.
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The duties and liabilities of directors - getting the balance right
- eBook chapter
- 2016
- Roger Barker
- John Wiley & Son
- Handbook of Board Governance
This title provides comprehensive, expert-led coverage of all aspects of corporate governance for public, nonprofit, and private boards. This chapter considers why directors legal duties and obligations are necessary with reference to the legal systems of the UK, US and Germany and assesses if these duties translate into material personal liabilities for board members and whether the correct balance is being struck between the two competing considerations.
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The management of a company
- eBook chapter
- 2016
- Ewan MacIntyre
- Pearson
- Business Law
This chapter provides an overview of a number of key roles and mechanisms for the management and governance of companies. It considers directors, company secretaries, auditors, company registers, annual returns, and accounts and accounting records.
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The nature of a company and formation of a company
- eBook chapter
- 2016
- Ewan MacIntyre
- Pearson
- Business Law
This chapter looks at the characteristics of companies, company types, the corporate veil, company incorporation, the naming of companies and company constitutions.
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Winding up of companies
- eBook chapter
- 2016
- Ewan MacIntyre
- Pearson
- Business Law
This chapter gives an overview of the legal framework for corporate insolvency in the UK. It covers voluntary and court-ordered liquidations, the distribution of a company's assets, as well as administrations and administrative receiverships.
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