Company Law Refresher 2024 - Exploring the Key Provisions

Introduction

Aimed at non-specialist practitioners and those moving into the field of company law for the first time, this webinar will consider some of key provisions of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) and related changes proposed by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA), which received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023.

If you are a paralegal, junior solicitor, company secretary or are in need of a general company law refresher, then this webinar is for you.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Key themes of the CA 2006 and ECCTA
• Advise on incorporation as a company or LLP (including proposed identity verification under ECCTA)
• Identify the types, rights, duties, and liabilities of directors (including in an insolvency situation)
• Identify the need for and the role of a company secretary
• Consider share capital (including the allotment and issue of shares, share classes, shareholders rights and remedies and the buyback of shares)
• Shareholder meetings - notice, procedure, documentation
• Capital maintenance
• Liquidation

This webinar was recorded on 27th February 2024