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MODERN COMPANY LAW FOR A COMPETITIVE ECONOMY: Developing the Framework

A consultation document from the Company Law Review Steering Group

March 2000

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CONTENTS

Glossary of Abbreviations

Executive Summary

Glossary of Abbreviations

Executive Summary

Chapter 1   Introduction and Background

Part I: Governance

Chapter 2   Corporate Governance: Introduction, Background and Overview
Chapter 3   Corporate Governance: Directors and Officers
Chapter 4   Corporate Governance: Shares and Shareholders
Chapter 5   Corporate Governance: Reporting and Accounting

Part II : Small and Private Companies and Alternative Vehicles

Chapter 6:   Small and Private Companies: Introduction and Background
Chapter 7:   Small and Private Companies: Proposed Simplifications for the Private Company
Chapter 8:   Small and Private Companies: Accounting, Reporting and Audit
Chapter 9:   Alternative Vehicles and Access to Limited Liability

Part III: Other Issues and the Way Forward

Chapter 10:   Other issues addressed in the second phase of the Review
Chapter 11:   Review Research and Information Collection Programme - Progress Report
Chapter 12:    The Way Forward: the Third Phase
Chapter 13:   Summary of Questions for Consultation
Annex A:   Membership of Company Law Review Groups and Others Assisting or Participating in the Review
Annex B:   Draft Statement of Directors' Duties from Law Commissions' Report "Company Directors: Regulating Conflicts of Interest and Formulating a Statement of Duties
Annex C:   Proposed Changes to Part X of the Act
Annex D:   Outline of Suggested Model Constitution for Private Companies
Annex E:   Proposed Form of Small Company Accounts
Annex F:   Outline of Proposed Independent Professional Review

Modern Company Law for a Competitive Economy: Developing the Framework

The complete text of this document is available in the form of downloadable Adobe Acrobat pdf files. Because the file size is large for the entire document, you may prefer to download the eight smaller section files as listed below. Together they comprise the complete document.

Contents, Glossary of Abbreviations, Executive Summary and Chapter 1 (65kb)

Chapters 2 - 3 (221kb)

Chapters 4 - 5 (399kb)

Chapters 6 - 7 (162kb)

Chapters 8 - 9 (198kb)

Chapters 10 - 12 (174kb)

Chapter 13 - Consultation Questions (71kb)

Annexes A -F (244kb)


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Research Documents and Background Information

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