Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill—company meetings and company filings

Published on: 21 May 2020

Published by: LexisPSL

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill—company meetings and company filings
Background to the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill
Timing
Company filing measures
Filing—temporary extension of accounts filing deadline for public companies (clause 36)
Filing—power to make regulations to extend filing periods for companies and other entities (clauses 37 and 38)
Filing—related guidance
Company meetings measures
Meetings of ‘qualifying bodies’ (clause 35 and Schedule 14)
Form of meeting (paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 14)

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Extension of period for holding an AGM (paragraphs 5 and 6 of Schedule 14)
Meetings—related guidance
What do these measures mean for corporate lawyers
Company filings
Meetings

Article summary

Corporate analysis: This analysis considers specific aspects of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill as introduced in the House of Commons on 20 May 2020 (Bill 128) in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, in particular those measures designed to provide companies and other bodies with the temporary easing of company filing requirements and requirements relating to meetings including annual general meetings (AGMs). Sign in or take a trial to read the full analysis.