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Company Law Conference

15 November 10
Glasgow - Radisson Blu Hotel

Company Law Conference
CPD: 6.5 hours (Other)

Date: Monday 15 November 2010

Time: 9.30am-4.30pm

Location: Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow

Speakers: David Bennett, Gillespie Macandrew; Nicholas Grier, Edinburgh Napier University, Mark Ellis, Burness; Andrew Sleigh, Levy & McRae; Derek Ellery, Biggart Baillie; Robert Hynd, Damovo Group


ABOUT THIS COURSE

This full day conference presented by some of Scotland's leading Company Law specialists looks at the Companies Act 2006 - what did it set out to achieve and the extent to which it did so. Together we will look at the following:

Current Developments

New forms for the creation of companies + new style articles
Changes to the capital maintenance rule
Derivative claims against directors
Changes to the holding of meetings and the passing of resolutions
New Problems Arising in Challenging Financial Times

Difference between liquidations and administrations
How prepacks work + documentation requirements
Recent cases of companies facing liquidation + liability of directors for wrongful trading
Conflict of Interest, Directors' Duties and Directors' Loans

Alterations to directors' duties by the Companies Act 2006
New rules relating to inter alia directors' loans, service contracts and conflicts of interest
Afternoon Workshops
The afternoon workshops provide you with a practical opportunity to discuss and evaluate two topical case studies that you can relate back to your daily work scenarios.

Case Study 1: Acquisition Agreements of Buying and Selling a Company:- Practicalities of sale for the company and the purchaser, purchase agreements, share registration, stamp duty etc.

Case Study 2: Refinancing and Reinvesting:- What terms are likely to be imposed such as guarantees, security etc.


Who should attend?
Company lawyers, non specialists, people involved in private companies


Rates:-
Member: £215 +VAT
Non Member: £250 +VAT
Trainee/New Lawyer: £180 +VAT
 

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