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Do you need a chair for a board meeting?

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Published on: 20 June 2017
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The Companies Act 2006 contains limited provisions in relation to, or regulating, Directors’ decision-making. However, every company must ensure that minutes of all proceedings of board meetings are recorded and kept for at least ten years from the date of the meeting and the minutes should be signed by the chair of the meeting or by the chair of the next meeting. Minutes that have been signed in this way are Prima facie evidence of the proceedings at the meeting.

The way that meetings are convened and conducted will vary, and are usually set out in the

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A director of a company is responsible for the day-to-day management of that company. The directors make decisions on behalf of the company in order that it can carry on its business.

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