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course date: 17.02.99
british company law
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE:
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 legal
framework to examine how these rules are applied in practice in British
companies, featuring copious real life examples.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
*understand what company law provisions are intended to achieve
*distinguish the theoretical legal position from business reality
*decipher corporate legal jargon
*trace and use company documents - a vital tool for analysing a business
COURSE LEADER: CHRISTOPHER MURPHY
PROGRAMME:
09.15 Registration and coffee
09.30 Introduction
09.45 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 haven
10.45 Coffee
11.00 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
11.45 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
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Company decision takers
*duties and powers of directors, other company officers and shareholders
*company records as a source of biographical data
14.15 Corporate reporting and disclosure
*annual report and accounts - contents and layouts
*other Companies House filings and company registers
*prospectuses: when needed, what is included and where found
*variations in the quality of disclosure
15.00 Tea
15.15 Corporate crimes and dangers and dissolving companies
*fraud, false accounting, unlawful trading, insider dealing
*signs that a company is in trouble
*disqualification of directors and DTI inspections
*voluntary winding-up, insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation
15.45 What next? The 1998 Green Paper on company law reform
*scope of review, key issues and range of potential changes
16.30 Close
COURSE FEE:
£260 + VAT (£305.50) includes buffet lunch and refreshments. Please make
cheques payable to TFPL Ltd. For further information and to reserve a
place please see below.
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Professional Development Division
TFPL Ltd tel: +44 171 251 5522 x2248
17-18 Britton Street fax: +44 171 490 4984
London, EC1M 5TL [log in to unmask]
www.tfpl.com
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