A very useful, clear, and easy-to-follow book covering all relevant topics.

Autorentext

Alan Dignam, Professor of Corporate Law, Queen Mary, University of London, John Lowry, Emeritus Professor of Commercial Law, University College London and Visiting Professor of Commercial Law, University of Hong Kong

Klappentext

Company Law provides a succinct and accessible account of the law, demystifying complex topics without over-simplifying. The book focuses on key principles taught on undergraduate courses as well as exploring elements of corporate theory.

Inhalt

• PART I: Fundamental Principles

• 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: Behind the Corporate Veil

• 7: Share capital

• 8: The constitution of the company: dealing with insiders

• 9: Classes of shares and variation of class rights

• 10: Derivative claims

• 11: Statutory shareholder remedies

• PART III: Issues of Corporate Authority

• 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 in outline