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What board governance involves
Why company law reaches every company, what the constitution is, who is responsible for the registers, and the six steps the series follows.
2 min
The statutory registers
The register of partners, the beneficial owner register and the 25 percent test, nominee directors, and what DMCC and DIFC companies keep on top.
2 min
The general assembly
When the owners must meet, who can call a meeting, how much notice, what is on the agenda, and how often a joint stock company board sits.
2 min
Minutes and resolutions
Where minutes live, what a resolution must say before a dividend or a share issue, which resolutions go to the registrar, and the deadline.
2 min
Accounts, audit and the reserve
The fiscal year, the annual accounts and audit, the manager's report, the shareholder's right to a copy, the statutory reserve and the DMCC filing deadline.
2 min
Directors' duties and conflicts
How a director must act, what to do with a conflicting interest, the ban on loans to directors, board vacancies, absence, and disqualification.
2 min
Keeping the registrar current
Every change has a filing and a clock: 15 days for register data, 14 for a request, 30 for DIFC officers and shares, and what a registrar can do if you miss it.
2 min