Subjects:

Company Law

Contents:

PART I:

1. Introduction to company Law

2. Corporate personality and limited liability

3. Lifting the veil

4. Promoters and pre-incorporation contracts

5. Raising capital: equity and its consequences

6. Raising capital: debentures - fixed and floating charges

PART II:

7. Share capital

8. The constitution of the company: memorandum and articles of association: dealing with insiders

9. Classes of shares and variation of class rights

10. The principle of majority rule

11. Statutory shareholder remedies

Part III:

12. The constitution of the company: dealing with outsiders

13. Corporate management

14. Directors' duties

15. Corporate governance 1: corporate governance and corporate theory

16. Corporate governance 2: the UK corporate governance debate

17. Corporate rescue and liquidations

Bibliography

Index

Aiming to demystify company law for today's student, this concise textbook offers an overview of the subject, covering most undergraduate company law syllabi. It discusses the current debates surrounding company law, including the reviews by the English and Scottish Law Commissions, the consultation papers issued by the Company Law Review Steering Group and the ensuing White Papers and Draft Companies Bill. Particular emphasis is given to corporate governance and the theoretical bases underlying company law.

• Condenses an extremely complex subject and focuses on core principles of company law helping students understand the subject without compromising its accessibility
• Includes analysis of corporate theory to help undergraduates gain a greater depth of understanding of the subject
• Written by leading academics to ensure up-to-date and accurate content that focuses student learning on the vital aspects of the law
• Pedagogical features such as chapter introductions, further reading and self-test questions encourage students to actively engage with the issues