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Company Law Reform Bill [HL]

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2005-06
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Department of Trade and Industry
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Lord Sharman | 679 c28-9GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 251B:"Page 109, line 44, leave out ““company has”” and insert ““directors have””...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c50-1GC (Link to this contribution) The Minister and I have been round this track several times from various angles. I can see that I am...
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Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c53GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 300B to 300C:"Page 122, line 19, leave out ““(subject to section 271)””""Page ...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c49-50GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 294:"Page 114, line 29, leave out ““public company”” and insert ““company which ...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c44GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord, as he asks a very good question. We are using a benchmark adopted b...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c38-9GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 272 to 281:"Page 112, line 5, leave out ““a derivative action”” and insert ““d...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c38GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 268 to 270:"Page 111, line 40, leave out ““a derivative action”” and insert ““...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c31GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Attorney-General for that explanation and example, to which I listened with car...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c9-10GC (Link to this contribution) The amendment would have two effects. First, it would change the formulation in subsection (3), whic...
Lord Grabiner | 679 c11GC (Link to this contribution) On the last sentence in Clause 239(3), there may well be cases of wrongdoing by a director against w...
Baroness Goudie | 679 c9GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 247:"Page 108, line 17, leave out from ““omission”” to end of line 20 and insert...
Baroness Goudie | 679 c18GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 250:"Page 108, line 31, leave out subsection (1) and insert—" ““(   )   A memb...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c17GC (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord is right in saying that this is a bit of a rerun of the debate that we had on 6 Febru...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c62GC (Link to this contribution) This may be a convenient moment for the Committee to adjourn until Wednesday at 3.45 pm in Committee...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c62GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 300H:"Page 128, line 10, at end insert—" ““(   )   In subsection (2) the refer...
Lord Sharman | 679 c27GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 251A:"Page 109, line 37, leave out ““, and in the circumstances would be likely ...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c27-8GC (Link to this contribution) I think that I have already made it clear that the approach adopted in Part 11 deliberately introduc...
Lord Sharman | 679 c30GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that explanation. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, wit...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c56-7GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 300EZA:"Page 123, line 19, at end insert ““by following instructions given in th...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c54-5GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Hodgson, Lord De Mauley, Lord Sharman and Lord Razz...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 679 c56GC (Link to this contribution) Before my noble friend sits down, the Law Society submits that there is room for doubt here and it i...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c55-6GC (Link to this contribution) Clause 270 specifies what a private company must do when it is required to circulate to its members ...
Lord Sharman | 679 c55GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 300CA:"Page 122, line 31, leave out ““first”” and insert ““last””" The noble Lo...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c55GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister. To be frank, I have not got as far as Clause 751, if that was the cla...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c56GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 300D:"Page 122, line 38, leave out subsection (5)." On Question, amendment agre...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c50GC (Link to this contribution) Amendments Nos. 294, 295, 296, 297 and 298 would require all companies which were required to or whi...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c48GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that further explanation. We shall reflect on what the Minister has said and we ma...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c48GC (Link to this contribution) The whole purpose of any regulation has to be that this is a requirement—one does not simply leave i...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c46GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 288:"Page 113, line 30, at end insert—" ““(   )   Notwithstanding the provisio...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c47GC (Link to this contribution) We have debated this point at least twice—once already this afternoon. I will go no further than to ...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c47GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 289:"Page 113, line 31, leave out ““paragraph”” and insert ““section””" On Ques...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 679 c44GC (Link to this contribution) Where would the noble Lord draw the line in England, and how would he do it? I see no possibility of...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c44GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister. I was not entirely surprised by what he told me in response to this a...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c42-4GC (Link to this contribution) In addressing the amendments, it might be useful if I set out the background to the Bill’s approach ...
Viscount Allenby of Megiddo | 679 c41GC (Link to this contribution) A Division has been called. We shall reassemble in 10 minutes’ time. [The Sitting was suspended for...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c37GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 253 to 255:"Page 110, line 37, leave out ““an action”” and insert ““proceeding...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c37GC (Link to this contribution) Very well. When we come to Amendment No. 256, I shall not move it. On Question, amendment agreed to...
Lord Sharman | 679 c34GC (Link to this contribution) In reflecting further on my question, would he also take into account the notion that perhaps the en...
Lord Grabiner | 679 c32GC (Link to this contribution) Subsection (4) is hardly earth-shattering politics. It is exclusively directed at an important point...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c61-2GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for the very thorough research and response to the amendments. What he...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c57-8GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister. I find his reference to Clause 270(4)(a) a persuasive argument, and i...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c6GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for that full reply. I am sure that we will wish to avai...
Lord Elton | 679 c9GC (Link to this contribution) It is normal to declare a group at the beginning. If the noble Baroness wishes to speak to that amen...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c7GC (Link to this contribution) I am always delighted to take suggestions for amendments to my drafting from any corner of the Commi...
Lord Sharman | 679 c18-9GC (Link to this contribution) My name is attached to the amendment. Having listened with great care to the words of the Attorney-G...
Lord Grabiner | 679 c13-4GC (Link to this contribution) The amendment, along with others that we shall examine later, is directed towards a legitimate conce...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c24GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord. I accept the force of his argument. As he said, this is...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c26GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 251ZB:"Page 109, line 29, leave out subsection (3)." The noble Lord said: Amend...
Lord Grabiner | 679 c28GC (Link to this contribution) If you delete those words, as the amendment suggests, you are taking away a quite valuable mechanism...
Lord Sharman | 679 c28GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to both the Attorney-General and the noble Lord, Lord Grabiner. I should like to refle...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c29-30GC (Link to this contribution) There are three parts to this amendment that I need to deal with. The first is the drafting. The nob...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c26GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that reply. Obviously, one of the issues, as the Attorney-General said, was the mi...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c56GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 300E:"After Clause 270, insert the following new clause—" ““EXPENSES OF CIRCUL...
Lord Sharman | 679 c56GC (Link to this contribution) I listened carefully to what the Minister said but I am afraid that I remain unconvinced. ““First”” ...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c56GC (Link to this contribution) Of course we shall be very happy to look at this again. However, when we are dealing with these matt...
Lord Sharman | 679 c53-4GC (Link to this contribution) Amendment No. 300EA is grouped with this amendment and addresses the same issue; namely, what one do...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c51GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 299A:"Page 118, line 27, leave out ““or each £10 of stock held by him””" The no...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c52GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that explanation. The Minister’s explanation that this is a default clause and the...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c51-2GC (Link to this contribution) I shall explain the difference between stocks and shares in this context and the reason we need to h...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c52GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 300:"Page 119, line 7, leave out ““(2)”” and insert ““(1)””" On Question, amend...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c46-7GC (Link to this contribution) Amendment No. 288 would diminish the liability of a shadow director arising from a public company’s ...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c45GC (Link to this contribution) I am sure that the Minister will argue that it is not necessary. We are exploring the Government’s t...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 679 c45GC (Link to this contribution) I do not see why this amendment is at all necessary. I may be wrong, but my impression was that the ...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c45GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 285:"Page 113, line 3, at end insert—" ““(   )   In the case of a company whic...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c44-5GC (Link to this contribution) Again, we shall come to part of that point under Amendment No. 285. The reality is that if you do no...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 679 c44GC (Link to this contribution) Why cannot the duties of the secretary when the company deems it appropriate be delegated without ha...
Viscount Trenchard | 679 c41-2GC (Link to this contribution) I was saying before the Division that, in my experience as a director of several private companies, ...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c38GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 267:"After Clause 245, insert the following new clause—" ““APPLICATION TO CONT...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c38GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 262 to 266:"Page 111, line 23, leave out ““A derivative action”” and insert ““...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c37GC (Link to this contribution) Clause 246 sets out the circumstances. It differs in its precise structure because of the difference...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c37GC (Link to this contribution) I do not wish to enter a sour note at the end of the debate, but I would prefer to leave Amendment N...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c37GC (Link to this contribution) Clause 246 applies in Scotland, not Clause 242.
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c36GC (Link to this contribution) I beg the noble Lord’s pardon, but could he repeat his last question?
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c33-4GC (Link to this contribution) I understand the principle behind the amendment; however, is it really necessary? He first asked: wh...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c31-2GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 251BB:"Page 110, line 1, leave out subsection (4)." The noble Lord said: The am...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c32GC (Link to this contribution) The rattle of musketry from that reply will be a reminder of the opening shots in our debate on Part...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c32GC (Link to this contribution) If I may say so, the noble Lord protests too much. Obviously, we want to get subsection (3) right if...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c30GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 251BA:"Page 109, line 47, at end insert—" ““(   )   whether the company suffer...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c30-1GC (Link to this contribution) Without any disrespect, I shall be brief. We do not see that it is necessary to state this as a part...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c62GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 300G:"Page 127, line 40, leave out subsection (4)." On Question, amendment agre...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c60GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 300FC:"Page 125, line 16, at end insert ““provided that the text of such resolut...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c60-1GC (Link to this contribution) The amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, to Clauses 279, 280 and 281 concern the ...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c58GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 300F:"Page 124, line 13, leave out subsection (3)." The noble Lord said: In mov...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c58-9GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 300FA:"Page 125, line 6, leave out ““10%”” and insert ““5%””" The noble Lord sa...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c6GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord for allowing me to take up that invitation. When one looks at the re...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c1-4GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 246A:"Page 108, line 13, leave out paragraph (b)." The noble Lord said: With th...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c4-6GC (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Lord for explaining the nature of the concerns that he wants the Committee to expl...
Lord Elton | 679 c1GC (Link to this contribution) If there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as t...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c12GC (Link to this contribution) My name is attached to the amendment and I support what the noble Baroness has said. Ex ante claims,...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c11GC (Link to this contribution) Will the Attorney-General clarify for a non-lawyer whether negligence, which the amendment in the na...
Baroness Goudie | 679 c11-2GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 248:"Page 108, line 21, leave out subsection (4)." The noble Baroness said: Cla...
Baroness Goudie | 679 c11GC (Link to this contribution) I accept what the Minister has said. I will take this away and return to it at a later stage. I beg ...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c11GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord for drawing my attention to part of what my noble friend had said wh...
Baroness Goudie | 679 c9GC (Link to this contribution) I just wanted to check the position because sometimes it is easier to deal with amendments in that w...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 679 c7GC (Link to this contribution) Before we hear the Attorney-General’s reply, will the noble Lord indicate whether the request to dir...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c6-7GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 246B:"Page 108, line 15, at end insert—" ““(   )   A derivative claim under th...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c7-8GC (Link to this contribution) That exchange illustrates one of the concerns I have about the amendment as it stands, which is abou...
Lord Elton | 679 c18GC (Link to this contribution) I remind Members of the Committee that if they agree to this amendment, I shall be unable to call Am...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c17-8GC (Link to this contribution) That was powerful stuff. I will have to think carefully about what the noble Lord, Lord Grabiner, sa...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c14-6GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Goudie for raising this matter and to everyone else who has sp...
Baroness Goudie | 679 c16GC (Link to this contribution) In the light of the debate and in the hope that the Government will look at the matter again at a la...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c21-2GC (Link to this contribution) To some extent we have covered this territory. The removal of the requirement for notice raises simi...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c24-5GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 251ZA:"Page 109, line 28, at end insert—" ““provided that such authorisation o...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c23-4GC (Link to this contribution) This amendment again raises some of the issues that we have already debated, particularly the formul...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c25GC (Link to this contribution) On a previous occasion, I explained that the Bill preserves the current law on ratification of acts ...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c25-6GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister. I note what he said. We need to consult further about whether these w...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c26GC (Link to this contribution) I recognise this as a probing amendment; I am grateful, as it gives me the opportunity to explain a ...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 679 c54GC (Link to this contribution) I also support the amendment. The Law Society has considered this matter in great depth and the amen...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c52-3GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 300A:"Page 122, line 11, leave out subsection (7)." The noble Lord said: In mov...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c53GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 300CZA:"Page 122, line 23, after ““website”” insert ““(having first notified eac...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c49GC (Link to this contribution) I cannot believe that we will fall out over the use of the word ““all””. But the Government seem at ...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c49GC (Link to this contribution) Amendment No. 291 substitutes a duty on the directors to,"““take all reasonable steps to secure that...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c48-9GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 291:"Page 113, line 37, leave out ““all””" The noble Lord said: This amendment ...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c48GC (Link to this contribution) I certainly agree with the Minister on that last sentiment: we would support removing regulation tha...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c47-8GC (Link to this contribution) Amendments Nos. 290 and 292 would extend the ambit of Clause 250 to require that where a company had...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c47GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 290:"Page 113, line 37, leave out ““of a public company””" The noble Lord said:...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c46GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister. We have chewed this matter to pieces. I beg leave to withdraw the ame...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c45-6GC (Link to this contribution) Amendment No. 285 provides for the directors’ joint responsibility for ensuring compliance with the ...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c39GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 282:"After Clause 246, insert the following new clause—" ““APPLICATION BY MEMB...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c39-41GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 283:"Page 112, line 35, after ““company”” insert ““which is entitled to the exem...
Viscount Trenchard | 679 c41GC (Link to this contribution) I support the amendments brought forward by my noble friend. As a director of several private compan...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c37-8GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 257 to 261:"Page 111, line 7, leave out ““an action”” and insert ““proceedings...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c36-7GC (Link to this contribution) If you are in Scotland, do you have to have regard to the provisions of Clause 242 as to whether per...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c36GC (Link to this contribution) With regard to the last point, there is a difference in Scottish procedure. Amendment No. 267 is the...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c36GC (Link to this contribution) If I heard the noble and learned Lord right, he said that Amendment No. 267 was the Scottish equival...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c36GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for his explanation of the amendments. We have no troubl...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c34-6GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 252:"Page 110, line 34, leave out ““an action”” and insert ““proceedings””" The...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c34GC (Link to this contribution) I understand that. My point was that I am not sure why in those circumstances the shareholder, who t...
Lord Sharman | 679 c34GC (Link to this contribution) Given that explanation, happily I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdra...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c32-3GC (Link to this contribution) Of course the noble Lord is an eminent lawyer, but, wearing a director’s hat, I am concerned as to w...
Lord Sharman | 679 c33GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 251C:"After Clause 243, insert the following new clause—" ““APPLICATION FOR PE...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c59GC (Link to this contribution) Amendments Nos. 300FA and 300FB concern the minimum threshold of paid-up capital or voting rights fo...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c59GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister. It is because the drafting states 5 per cent elsewhere that we went f...
Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 679 c57GC (Link to this contribution) I propose to respond to both amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, as they concern...
Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market | 679 c12-3GC (Link to this contribution) Along with my noble friend Lord Hodgson, I hesitate to embark on this area because, like him, I am n...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c9GC (Link to this contribution) My name is added to this amendment and I support what the noble Baroness said. I do so on a basis wh...
Baroness Goudie | 679 c9GC (Link to this contribution) Sometimes people want to do it that way; it depends on the Committee. I beg to move.
Lord Elton | 679 c9GC (Link to this contribution) I do not think that that would be a good idea, and I advise the noble Baroness to proceed with Amend...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c6GC (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that further clarification. We will come back to this matter at a later date outsi...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c8GC (Link to this contribution) Again, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord the Attorney-General for that response. I accept ...
Lord Grabiner | 679 c20GC (Link to this contribution) There might be a reason if it were not for the fact that, under the existing rules, the claimant is ...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c20GC (Link to this contribution) I was not quite clear whether the existing rules required you to take action immediately or whether ...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c20-1GC (Link to this contribution) I understand the point made by my noble friend Lord Grabiner, which is that, unless you apply for pe...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c21GC (Link to this contribution) As I am taking incoming fire from the noble Lords, Lord Clinton-Davis and Lord Grabiner, and from th...
Lord Goldsmith | 679 c19GC (Link to this contribution) The Bill is drafted as it is because of changes to civil procedure as a result of the work of the no...
Baroness Goudie | 679 c19-20GC (Link to this contribution) I shall look at the amendment and I hope that the Government will consider the matter further, inclu...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c20GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 250A:"Page 108, line 32, after ““apply”” insert ““as soon as reasonably practica...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 679 c20GC (Link to this contribution) I have rarely come across a situation where words are as otiose as they are here. I cannot see any p...
Lord Grabiner | 679 c17GC (Link to this contribution) The suggested amendment appears to have been drafted in the abstract and without regard for the cont...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c16-7GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 248A:"Page 108, line 26, after second ““director”” insert ““only if he was actua...
Baroness Goudie | 679 c18GC (Link to this contribution) Thank you, I do. We have to think about those companies which are doing this kind of work. My amendm...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c22GC (Link to this contribution) I am extremely grateful to the noble and learned Lord for that clear explanation. I appreciate the b...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c21GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 250B:"Page 108, line 38, at end insert—" ““(   )   Application to court under ...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 679 c22-3GC (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 250C:"Page 109, line 21, leave out from ““in”” to ““would”” in line 22 and inser...
Viscount Allenby of Megiddo | 679 c26GC (Link to this contribution) Before calling Amendment No. 251ZB, I must inform the Committee that if this amendment is agreed, I ...
Subjects
Audit Accountancy Company law Companies Directors Applications Civil proceedings Liability Meetings Registration Small businesses Shares Shareholders
Legislation
Company Law Reform Bill (HL) 2005-06
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