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The AGM checklist
The AGM Checklist - The ICSA Company Secretary’s Checklists book for Ireland - William Fry
Are you ready for your forthcoming Annual General Meeting (“AGM”)?
The AGM season is now fast approaching and it being one of the more detailed activities for the Company Secretary to manage, it is always useful to have a checklist at hand to ensure it runs smoothly.
Among the 116 checklists contained in the above book are two relating to the AGM. Download these now here and here free of charge.
Order the full checklist book here and enter code IRELAND20 at checkout for a 20% discount
· The ICSA Company Secretary’s Checklists: Ireland is a comprehensive A-Z guide to the day-to-day tasks of company secretaries in Ireland. Based on ICSA’s best-selling Company Secretary’s Checklists, this book has been rewritten throughout to cover Irish company law and practice.
· Featuring a clear step-by-step approach, the checklists within guide the reader through all manner of company secretarial tasks, including the appointment and removal of auditors, organising an annual general meeting and the creation and filing of financial statements.
· The text is written to be fully in line with the Irish Companies Act 2014, and includes cross-references to relevant legislation and regulation in Irish law. The Checklists are also accompanied by additional notes which give prompts for further action, and a web directory provides links to a range of useful resources containing further guidance and advice.
· A clear A-Z aide for anyone tasked with company secretarial duties
· Ideal for smaller companies which need to comply with the law but do not have a company secretary
· Additional notes underpin the checklists by providing prompts for further action
· Each checklist is cross-referenced to the appropriate legislation or regulation
· Includes a website directory for further guidance and advice including government departments and professional bodies.
The book is written by leading law firm William Fry who have over 320 legal and tax professionals and over 450 staff.
John Burns
Business Development Manager, ICSA Ireland
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Company secretary award categories
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To allow our judges to assess nominations fairly and objectively, all nominations are judged on the same criteria. Nominators will be asked to submit biographical information of the nominee and a general statement in support of the nomination, plus specific examples or evidence of achievement across the following six areas:
1. Company law, regulation and compliance. Demonstration of the meeting of their organisation’s legal obligations and keeping on top of legislative development and change; examples of excellence in the design and maintenance of efficient and effective control systems for ensuring compliance.
2. Corporate governance and shareholder relations. Demonstration of measures implemented to improve the effectiveness of corporate governance and shareholder communication within their organisation.
3. Corporate restructuring. Demonstration of having undertaken acquisitions, disposals and any other significant restructurings or transactions.
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5. Leadership and management. Evidence of circumstances where an individual has shown exemplary leadership and management.
6. Innovation. Examples of achievements using new thinking to solve issues and problems.
We ask nominators to include evidence of achievement in at least three of these six areas.
