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
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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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