Certificate in Company Secretarial Practice - In 1 Day

Introduction

The changes being introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 has shone a spotlight on the key role the company secretary takes in ensuring companies exercise good corporate governance.

The company secretary is the linchpin of a company - providing practical guidance and support to the board and stakeholders when decisions are being made, and ensuring the company meets its statutory obligations.

This new full day introductory course will provide a comprehensive review of how decisions are made at board and shareholder level, company record keeping requirements and principles of good corporate governance for those who provide company secretarial support to limited companies.

You can expect to gain a fuller understanding of decision-making processes and statutory requirements to ensure that a board is properly supported, and the company is compliant.

What You Will Learn

This course will cover the following:

• The role of the company secretary
• Effective board meetings:
• Sole directors - consideration of recent caselaw including Hashmi v Lorimer-Wing
• Virtual meetings - the benefits and potential problems with technology (including discussion regarding ‘ICSA guidance on good practice for virtual board and committee meetings’)
• Conflicts of interest
• Notice of meetings and board packs
• How shareholders make decisions:
• General meetings including virtual meetings
• Written resolutions
• Record Keeping:
• Records of decisions
• Statutory registers
• Identifying the company’s PSC
• Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 changes
• Companies House requirements
• Practising principles of good corporate governance