Ashton & Reid on Clubs and Associations

David Ashton is a former deputy Master of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice and was for many years Counsel to the Kennel Club. Paul W Reid is a Recorder of the Crown Court and was for many years Standing Counsel to the National Golf Clubs' Advisory Association. Ian Snaith is a consultant solicitor, a former Senior Lecturer at the University of Leicester, and the author of the leading textbook on co-operative and community benefit societies.

Part 1: The Formation and Dissolution of a Club
Chapter 1 Formation of the Club
Chapter 2 The Club’s Constitution or Rules
Chapter 3 Dissolution of the Club
Part 2: Internal Relationships: The Club and its Members
Chapter 4 Admission into the Club
Chapter 5 Management of the Club’s Affairs
Chapter 6 Meetings of Club Members
Chapter 7 Cessation and Curtailment of Club Membership
Chapter 8 Ownership of the Club’s Property
Chapter 9 Supply and Sale of Alcohol by the Club
Chapter 10 Supply and Sale of Food by the Club
Chapter 11 Entertainment Provided by the Club
Chapter 12 Gaming and Lotteries Run by the Club
Part 3: External Relationships: The Club and Third Parties
Chapter 13 The Club’s Civil Liability to Third Parties
Chapter 14 Third Party Challenges to the Club’s Decisions
Chapter 15 Landlord and Tenant Relationships Involving the Club
Chapter 16 The Club’s Employment of Third Parties
Chapter 17 The Club’s Liability for Tax and Business Rates
Chapter 18 The Club’s Responsibility for Crime
Part 4: Clubs as Parties in Civil Proceedings
Chapter 19 The Club’s Involvement in Civil Proceedings
Appendices
A Literary and Scientific Institutions Act 1854, sections 18 to 33
B Shop Clubs Act 1902, Schedule
C Licensing Act 1964, Schedule 7
D Friendly Societies Act 1974, Schedule 2
E Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, section 14
F Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, Schedule 14
G Model Articles 2008 for private companies limited by shares
H Model Articles 2008 for private companies limited by guarantee
I Model Articles for a community interest company limited by guarantee
J Constitution of a charitable incorporated organisation, ‘Association’ model
K Model full set of rules for an unincorporated members’ club (Basset Sports Club)
L Model short-form set of rules for an unincorporated members’ club (Bassetshire Hockey Umpires Association)
M Specimen notice and agenda for an AGM (Basset Historical Society)
N Specimen minutes of a committee meeting (Basset Borough Council Standards Committee)