by Dave Thomas | May 31, 2013 | Societies and Charities Articles
My last article (“Remedying a procedurally unlawful change to society rules”) discussed the issues when changes are made to society rules without following the appropriate procedure. This article considers a closely related issue. Statutory requirements to...
by Dave Thomas | May 17, 2013 | Societies and Charities Articles
Procedurally unlawful changes to society rules Because most society rule changes are proposed by society committees or the processes for change are administered by the committee or officers (such as the secretary and chairman) this article is, in part, related to my...
by Dave Thomas | May 14, 2013 | Societies and Charities Articles
The hierarchy of authority in a society In my opinion, the highest authority within any society is that exercised by the members in general meeting. A society’s committee, in principle, must be always subservient and accountable to the membership at large through...
