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Can a director be removed for failure to attend board meetings for several months?

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Published on: 28 June 2016
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The reasons why a director may not have attended or otherwise taken part in board meetings may be various. However in this context it is assumed that the particular board meetings have been properly called and convened, that the director in question has been given proper notice of the time, form and agenda for the meeting, and that any other arrangements relating to the holding of the meeting, whether set down in the articles or elsewhere, have been complied with. It is generally accepted that the directors may regulate their meetings as they think fit, and there is wide scope for variation as regards location, regularity, and the specifics of the meeting itself, again, subject to the articles or other arrangements specified.

Directors are collectively responsible for the management of the company and board meetings are considered a fundamental aspect of corporate proceedings; see Practice Note: Powers of directors. Part 2 of Model Articles indicate typical practice as regards the calling and holding of board meetings, the ability

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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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