CONTENTS
Editor's preface = xiii
Acknowledgements = xiv
List of illustrations = xv
Notes on contributors = xviii
PART ONE THE CONSTITUTION AND CONDUCT OF COMPANIES
1 The Role of the Company Secretary / Richard Sleight = 3
2 Company Law / V J Gersten = 17
3 Maintaining a Company Share Register / Audrey Laird = 48
4 The Conduct of Meetings / Desmond Fitzpatrick = 82
PART TWO ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
5 The Annual Accounts / W P Ridley = 121
6 Sources of Finance / Stephen Badger = 137
7 Taxation / J C Craig = 154
8 Value Added Tax / Richard Service = 177
9 Managing Mergers and Acquisitions / Peter A Verreck = 188
PART THREE COMMERCIAL FUNCTIONS
10 The Law of Contract / Alan Hobkirk = 203
11 Negotiation / P D V Marsh = 227
12 Debt Collection / Guy Vincent = 251
13 Intellectual Property Rights / Colin Jones = 263
14 Fair Trading / Malcolm Carlisle = 291
PART FOUR OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
15 Managing the Modern Office / Ronald G Anderson = 307
16 Reducing Office Costs / Robert C Appleby = 318
17 Setting Up a New Office / Rod Revell = 335
18 The Role of O&M / J M Alastair Gibson = 359
19 The Design and Control of Forms / Rod Revell = 368
20 Data Processing / Philip Goacher = 385
PART FIVE THE COMPANY AND ITS EMPLOYEES
21 Employment Law / F W Rose = 397
22 Working Conditions / Patricia George = 439
23 Salary and Wage Management / Keith G Cameron = 457
24 Employee Benefits / Peter Mumford = 503
25 National Insurance = 515
26 Administering Redundancy / Peter Mumford = 533
27 Employee Relations / K L Cookson = 549
28 Industrial Relations Law / F W Rose = 561
29 Industrial Training / Derek Torrington = 577
PART SIX THE MANAGEMENT OF PHYSICAL ASSETS
30 The Administration of Commercial Property / Philip Westwood = 593
31 The management and Maintenance of Buildings / John Cavilla = 611
32 The Insurance of Company Operations = 626
33 Managing Transport Services / Frank H Woodward = 641
34 Security Policy and Administration / A J Slinn = 676
Index = 729
