Full Description
The Core Text series takes the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing a reliable and invaluable guide for students of law at all levels. Written by leading academics and renowned for their clarity, these concise texts explain the intellectual challenges of each area of the law. Company Law gives an authoritative and accurate account of key principles and demystifies this complex area of law without oversimplification. The text also includes valuable coverage of corporate governance and theory, including the current debates surrounding these areas. Company Law provides the perfect balance between depth, concision, and accessibility.
Contents
PART I1: Introduction to company law2: Corporate personality and limited liability3: Lifting the veil4: Promoters and pre-incorporation contracts5: Raising capital: equity and its consequences6: Raising capital: debentures: fixed and floating chargesPART II: Behind the Corporate Veil7: Share capital8: The constitution of the company: dealing with insiders9: Classes of shares and variation of class rights10: Derivative claims11: Statutory shareholder remediesPART III: Issues of Corporate Authority12: The constitution of the company: dealing with outsiders13: Corporate management14: Directors' duties15: Corporate governance 1: corporate governance and corporate theory16: Corporate governance 2: the UK corporate governance debate17: Corporate rescue and liquidations in outline
