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Jimmy-T
Keymaster

    An owner who appears by Skype is not considered to be ‘present’ under the current law but that can easily be remedied by them providing a proxy so someone can vote on their behalf.
    At the general meeting itself, owners can decide whether or not the want to allow people to be present by Skype, telephone or an other means. A little groundwork with the EC should ensure that goes through without too much trouble. As long as the ‘electronically present’ owners have provided a proxy, there should be no issues about voting etc.
    However, one word of caution – I have heard anecdotally that for whatever reason – probably something to do with us being conditioned by years of TV watching, the Skype presence tends to dominate proceedings as we become entranced by the wonders of technology (even if there is a blithering idiot at the other end of the line).

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