501 Questions and Answers for Company Directors and Company Secretaries

Overview

“Everything the Company Director or Company Secretary needs to know.”

This extensive new reference work covers every topic of relevance for the Company Secretary and Company Director. It provides structured answers and expert guidance on a vast range of frequently asked – and less frequently asked – questions.

Clearly arranged and written in a no-nonsense, jargon-free style, this book offers concise, useful and practical answers through a wide variety of ‘day to day’ business scenarios encountered by Company Directors and Company Secretaries.

A goldmine of information, it will prove indispensable not just to Company Directors, Secretaries and their support staff but also to lawyers and accountants.

“This book seeks to act as a guide through the maze of legal terminology.”

Fully up to date with the latest law including the Companies Act 2006, which comes into fruition on the 1st October 2009, this work is straightforward and accessible.

Ultimately, it will enable its readers to create savings in time and professional fees, by avoiding those costly mistakes through its ‘easy to use’ reference system.

Content

The 501 Questions and Answers are conveniently grouped under the following headings:

• Company fundamentals
• Company registration and company constitution
• Directors and company secretary
• Rights and duties of directors
• Statutory registers and Companies House
• Shares, debentures and dividends
• Listed companies and corporate governance
• Resolutions and notice
• Meetings
• Accounts and audit
• Financial difficulties, winding-up and striking-off

The author

Roger Mason has a wealth of experience as an author; lecturer and Company Secretary with several major companies and a talent for distilling often complicated information in a totally clear and comprehensible form. He is the author of The Company Secretary’s Desktop Guide and The Credit Controller’s Desktop Guide also published by Thorogood.