Full Description
"Like the three preceding editions of this book, this eighth edition is concerned with the law governing companies while they are going concerns. Since there has not been any major new legislation in this area the author concentrates on important cases such as Ebrahimi v Westbourne Galleries Ltd (1973) AC 360 and O'Neill v Phillips (1992) 2 BCLC 1. These have made a big impact on the implementation of the existing companies Acts 1985 and 1989. Vital for all those studying or practising in company law, this classic text is long established as one of the leading works on its subject."
Contents
PART I. CORPORATE PERSONALITY, RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES; 1. Formation of a Company; 2. Corporate Personality; 3. Alteration of the Memorandum and Articles of Association; 4. Contracts, Torts and Crimes; 5. The Protection of Persons Dealing with a Company; PART II. SHARE AND LOAN CAPITAL; 6. Capital; 7. Classes of Shares; 8. The Marketing of Securities; 9. Allotment, Payment of the Issue Price and Membership; 10. Dealings with Shares; 11. Profits and Dividends; 12. Debentures and Debt Securities; 13. The Registration of Company Mortgages and Charges; PART III. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL; 14. Promoters; 15. Directors and Secretaries; 16. Meetings of Members; 17. The Principle of Majority Rule and Shareholder Protection; 18. Accounts, Audit and Annual Return; 19. Groups of Companies; PART IV: PRIVATE COMPANIES; 20. Private Companies Limited by Shares; 21. Companies Limited by Guarantee and Unlimited Companies