Subjects:

Company Law, Key Annual Titles

Contents:

1. Registration

2. The Memorandum of Association

3. The Articles of Association

4. Disclosure

5. Corporate Personality

6. Shares

7. Offering Shares to the Public

8. Transfer of Shares

9. Accounts

10. Distributions and the Maintenance of Capital

11. Borrowing, Credit and Security

12. Marketable Loans

13. Market Abuse

14. Shareholders

15. Directors

16. Directors' Duties

17. Corporate Officers and Promoters

18. Remedies for Maladministration

19. Dealings with a Company

20. Company Insolvency and Liquidation

Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law is firmly established as the most up-to-date and accurate account of company law. Updated annually, it presents this complex and intricate subject with great clarity, providing both the intellectual perspective required by university law students and the practical detail needed for professional studies.

The complexities of the law are explained clearly, and areas of uncertainty or controversy are fully addressed in a user-friendly and accessible way. The legislative framework is fleshed out with discussion of provisions relating to the creation, financing and management of companies, as well as their insolvency and winding up. Quotations from important judgments accompany discussions of the substantive case law, providing detailed presentation and analysis.

New to this edition:-

• Discusses the current law under the Companies Act 1985 alongside the changes proposed in the Company Law Reform Bill
• Covers all recent legislative changes, such as the abandonment of the operating and financial review and the implementation of the Takeovers Directive and Market Abuse Directive
• Full coverage of important recent cases, including Re Spectrum Plus Ltd ; Murad v Al-Saraj ; Murray v Leisureplay plc ; Wood v Holden ; AMB Generali Holding AG v Manches ; It's a Wrap (UK) Ltd v Gula ; R (North Cyprus Tourism Centre Ltd) v Transport for London ; MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG v Ernst and Young ; Halton International Inc. (Holding) Sarl v Guernroy Ltd ; and Ultraframe (UK) Ltd v Fielding

An Online Resource Centre containing updates accompanies the book, allowing readers to keep up to date with developments in the law.