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A core responsibility of the Chartered Secretary is as Secretary to the Board. The aim of this module is to specify and assess the essential knowledge and skills involved in taking overall responsibility for the corporate secretarial function in small, medium and large scale organisations. You will cover areas such as approaches to advising the Board, establishing the efficient communication of Board decisions both within and beyond the company, leading teams in secretarial best practice and ensuring compliance with law and regulation.

This new edition of the ICSA Study Text in Corporate Secretaryship, 6th edition has been fully updated in light of the final implementation of the Companies Act 2006 on 1 October 2009 and the practice questions and examples have been revised throughout. The text includes updated references throughout to the Companies Act 2006, the new Model Articles and Companies House forms as well as a derivation table for Table A and the Model Articles.

These study texts have been written specifically for students preparing for the professional level examinations of the Chartered Secretary qualification. This comprises the eight modules of the ICSA Professional Part 1 and Professional Part 2 programmes. The texts incorporate the latest syllabus changes and an innovative range of features to encourage active learning and to apply theory in real-life business situations. The materials are structured clearly to help in planning a programme of study. Further support is provided by notes on improving study skills and examination technique. The latest syllabuses, together with an overview from the Chief Examiner, are also provided.

Key learning features:

• Test your knowledge questions
• Definitions in the margin to explain key terms
• Theory into practice exercises
• Stop and think boxes
• Worked examples showing questions and answers
• Practice questions with answers

Useful reference material is also provided at the end of the text such as a glossary, directory of further reading, web-based resources and useful organisations and a comprehensive index. Additional information for students is available from www.icsa.org.uk.

•  ISBN: 9781860724213 •   Published June 2009 • £39.95

Contents
PART ONE THE SECRETARY, DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS
Chapter 1 The role of the company secretary
Chapter 2 The directors
Chapter 3 The members
PART TWO COMPLIANCE
Chapter 4 Company formation
Chapter 5 Company constitution
Chapter 6 Statutory compliance
Chapter 7 Regulation of listed companies
Chapter 8 Annual report and accounts, and auditors
Chapter 9 Corporate governance
Chapter 10 Insolvency, winding up and dissolution
PART THREE MEETINGS AND RESOLUTIONS
Chapter 11 Meetings of the members
Chapter 12 Board meetings and committees
PART FOUR SHARES
Chapter 13 Shares and share capital
Chapter 14 Share registration
Chapter 15 Dividends
Chapter 16 Employee share scheme
Appendices

About the author
Luke Thomas: Luke Thomas is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and holds a post graduate degree in Legal Practice. Since 2000 he has been the Chief Examiner for Corporate Secretaryship (previously Company Secretarial Practice). He has over 15 years' experience as a company secretary and is currently the Deputy Company Secretary of Spirent plc, a company listed on the London and New York Stock Exchanges.