Company Constitutions

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  • Company Constitutions
    • Defined in 17, 29 and 32 of CA 2006 includes: certificate of incorporation, current statement of capital, copies of resolution affecting articles and articles of association
    • Articles of Association - Internal rules of how companies should run 18(1). A contract between company and its members 33(1)
    • Special Articles
      • Sometimes MA do not suit a company so they may be amended
      • Director's meetings - might look to make formal i.e. min notice period of notice or limit on decisions by electronic means
      • Director's interest in transactions - allowing directors who have interest to participate and vote in BMs
      • Numbers of directors - may wish for 2 or more for a private company.
      • Absence of directors - formal arrangement to appoint an alternate director is actual is away
    • Key differences between new MAs and those that pre date 2006
      • Do not require 21 days notice, only 14 (actually 16)
      • Refer only to SHs GMs (post 2006 have extraordinary GMs too)
      • Do not require an AGM
      • Reference limitation of member's liability
      • No notice provisions for SHs meetings
      • No chairmans vote at SH meetings
      • No provisions for alternate directors
      • No requirement for directors to retire by rotation
      • Directors' decisions are unanimous or majority
      • Decisions can be made in any manner
      • BMs by any method as long as communicated
      • Do not require majority SH approval for short notice to be 95% (only 90%)

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