Full Description
Aiming to demystify company law for today's student, this 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.
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