British Company Law, 27 February 2007, at Aslib, London
'Very important, but far too difficult for non-specialists' is how company law
is typically viewed. This course distils the key legal principles which govern
corporate activity for those who lack the time to follow lengthy conventional
legal courses. It also goes beyond setting out the formal legislative framework
to examine how these rules are applied in practice in British companies,
featuring copious real life examples and looking at actual company documents.
The course also identifies sources for researching companies and their
directors.
Programme Features
* Company Law
* historical evolution of British company law and fundamental concepts.
* sources of company law: statutes, statutory instruments and case law
* European dimension – EU company law directives
* comparisons with some other jurisdictions – USA, Europe, tax havens
* Limited liability and types of company
* unlimited and limited companies
* private and public companies
* small and medium companies
* quoted companies
* complex company structures: holding companies, subsidiaries and
associate companies
* consequences of legal form for public information disclosure
* Company formation and financing
* registration at Companies House and key documents created
* types of share capital – authorised, issued, equity, preference,
convertible
* company borrowing – bank overdrafts, secured loans, corporate bonds
* Company decision takers
* duties and powers of directors, other company officers and shareholders
* company records as a source of biographical data
* Corporate reporting and disclosure
* annual report and accounts – contents and layout
* other Companies House filings and company registers
* prospectuses: when needed, what included and where found
* variations in the quality of disclosure
* Corporate crimes and dangers and dissolving companies
* fraud, false accounting, unlawful trading, insider dealing.
* signs that a company may be in trouble
* disqualification of directors and DTI inspections
* voluntary winding-up, insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation
* Radical reform: the Companies Act 2006
* background to the reform proposals. Major changes introduced by the new
Act
On completing the course, you will:
* understand what company law provisions are intended to achieve
* be able to distinguish the theoretical legal position from business
reality
* be able to decipher corporate legal jargon
* be able to assess which types of company information are available to
researchers - and which are not
* be able to trace and use company documents – a vital tool for analysing
a business
* be aware of the changes being proposed by the Government - the biggest
ever shake-up of company law
Course fee: £260 plus VAT (Aslib Corporate Members)/ £325 plus VAT (Non members)
If you would like to book a place, please complete the booking form:
www.aslib.com/training/1/order1.html
If you have any questions about this or other Aslib events, please do contact
me.
Regards,
Nicole Adamides, ASLIB Training
The Holywell Centre, 1 Phipp Street, London, EC2A 4PS
Tel: 020 7613 3031 Fax: 020 7613 5080
www.aslib.com/training Email: [log in to unmask]
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