Subjects:

Other Jurisdictions , Australia

Contents:

Ford's Principles of Corporations Law

Companies and Company Law

The Nature and Functions of Companies

The Origins of Company Law

Regulating Companies A Company as a Corporate Entity

Incorporation and its Consequences

Formation, Promotion and Establishment The Law of Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance Rules

The Board of Directors and the General Meeting

Acting Properly and with Care

Conflicts of Interest and Special Cases

Accounts, Audit and Disclosure

Members' Remedies Corporate Liability

Corporate Capacity

Authority to Act for a Company

A Company's Assent to Transactions

Validation and Ratification of Defective Transactions

A Company's Liability for Civil and Criminal Wrongs Corporate Finance

Equity Finance

Dividends

Debt Finance

Protection of Creditors

Dealings with Security Holdings

Fundraising by Issue and Sale of Securities Corporate Control and Restructuring

Takeovers and Disclosure of Shareholdings

Corporate Reorganisation and Elimination of Minority Holdings External Administration

External Administration in Insolvency Generally

Receiverships

Voluntary Administration

Winding Up

Australian Corporations Legislation 2008

Corporations Act 2001

Corporations Regulations 2001

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Regulations 2001

Acts Interpretation Act 1901 [Extract]

Corporations (Fees) Act 2001

Corporations (National Guarantee Fund Levies) Act 2001

Corporations (Compensation Arrangement Levies) Act 2001

Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials andTransitionals) Act 2001[Extract]

Corporations (Review Fees) Act 2003

Corporations (Fees) Regulations2001

Corporations (Review Fees) Regulations 2003

Governance Review Implementation (Treasury Portfolio Agencies) (Application and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2007

Table of Changes and CLERP 9 Conversion Table

Ford's Principles of Corporations Law 13th ed, January 2007

Written by leading experts in corporate law, Justice RP Austin of the Equity Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Professor Ian Ramsay of the Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation at the University of Melbourne, the 13th edition of this classic text is an indispensable resource for both student and practitioner.

Ford's Principles of Corporations Law offers the reader: expert commentary that provides an authoritative explanation of relevant principles; comprehensive treatment of corporate law principles, cases and legislation; and inclusion of recent legislative change and case law to ensure the most current information.

Australian Corporations Legislation 2008, January 2008

In one consolidated volume, Australian Corporations Legislation is one of Australia's most respected references on corporations legislation. Well-known for its extensive and accurate coverage, this is the must-have resource for all of your corporations legislation needs.