It is always a good idea to keep an eye on your company’s constitution and articles, and to consider changes from time to time.  It is particularly important now because many fundamental changes will take effect from 1st October 2009, and they have the potential to affect all companies.

By attending this seminar you will not only become familiar with the new model articles, but also with the other important changes affecting your company’s constitution and articles.  You will have the knowledge that you need and you will be in a position to consider whether your articles should be updated.  If they should, you will know how to do it and have a list of the key points to be considered.

Each person attending this seminar will receive a free copy of the brand new book, A Company's Constitution and Articles, worth £60, written by Roger Mason who is a foremost expert in Company Law.  Roger, along with Peter Hughes and Kevin Guy, presents the seminar.  They will also receive a free one-year subscription to The Company Law Resource Centre worth £99.

The Company Law Resource Centre is the most comprehensive and reliable source of information available.  We have just completed a major update so it fully reflects the law as of 1st October 2009.  The subscription is company wide allowing everyone in your company unlimited online access. For details click here

The price to attend the seminar is £125 + VAT

The seminar answers the following questions.

• Has the compulsory objects clause been abolished?
• How does the law on an objects clause differ in a company that is a registered charity?
• Has compulsory authorised share capital been abolished?
• Is it true that a typical memorandum is less than 50 words long?
• Is it possible to make it harder for the articles to be changed?
• Why are the new model articles shorter than the ones that they replace?
• Why does BIS (formerly BERR) say that virtually no companies will adopt the model articles for public companies without modification?
• Why is a company registered in 1986 in a different position from a company registered in 1984?
• Are e-mail board meetings allowed?
• Are e-mail general meetings allowed?
• Is your private company required to hold annual general meetings?
• How has the chair’s role at a general meeting changed?
• How is directors’ remuneration decided?
• Just how much further do the model articles go in allowing directors to delegate?
• How do the new model articles help tax planning?
• How do the new model articles treat directors’ conflicts of inerest?
• What are the changes concerning the appointment of directors?
• What happens if all the directors and all the shareholders have died?
• Do directors retire by rotation?
• How has the termination of directors changed?
• What are the changes concerning demanding a poll?
• What are the changes concerning proxies?
• What is the change concerning replacement share certificates?
• Do directors have discretion to refuse to register a share transfer?
• Why is limited liability established in the articles?  (Do not forget this if you change your articles.)
• What is different about company seals?