An ideal introductory textbook, Bourne on Company Law offers a succinct overview of the fundamental areas covered in LLB and GDL courses. Clear and easy to follow, the book is presented in short, sub-headed sections for ease of navigation, and is thoroughly cross-referenced to highlight connections across topics. This sixth edition expands on emerging areas such as directors’ duties and corporate governance, as well as offering increased discussion of EU Company Law. Written for both law and non-law students, it offers full case citations and straightforward explanations of all key cases, as well as chapter summaries and end of chapter questions to aid student understanding. The sixth edition is also supported by a companion website offering self test questions, a useful glossary and annotated web links.

Product Description: Rights and Duties of Directors is a highly practical and comprehensive book relevant to all company directors in the UK, as well as their advisers. It clearly explains the rights and powers of directors and their specific duties as prescribed by UK law...read more

Product Description: The fourth edition of Company Law brings clarity and sophisticated analysis to the ever-changing landscape of company law. Hannigan captures the dynamism of the subject, places the material in context, highlights its relevance and topicality, and guides students through all the major areas studied at undergraduate level...read more

A fully updated edition of the must-have Blue Book. With its combination of statutes, statutory instruments and the latest European legislation, this title is considered the essential reference work for corporate lawyers, accountants, company secretaries, tax advisers, regulators and students. Legislation is printed as currently in force with all amendments, repeals and revocations, providing full assurance that you are advising clients accurately.

Product Description: The Companies Act 2006 is the most significant Act to be passed in recent years.Even before the new Act, Directors faced a minefield of obligations and liabilities – these have now become more numerous and complex. It has become compulsory for all Directors to acknowledge the changes made to the law that significantly affect the liabilities of company secretaries...read more

Product Description: 'Cases and Materials in Company Law' is well-established as one of the foremost casebooks on company law available. The authors' expertise in the subject area ensures that vital case extracts are supplemented by sophisticated commentary and well-chosen notes and questions.

Product Description: Understanding Company Law is a lively treatment of the key principles of the Companies Act 2006 and modern company law. It takes a unique approach to the subject which also encompasses the important and growing fields of securities regulation, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility...read more

Product Description: This assessment of the corporate governance role of corporate lawyers in the UK analyses the extent to which lawyers can and should act as gate-keepers, counsellors and reputational intermediaries. Focusing on external and in-house lawyers' roles in both dispersed share-ownership and owner-managed companies, Joan Loughrey highlights the conflicts of interest that are endemic in corporate representation and examines how lawyers should respond when corporate agents provide instructions contrary to the company client's interests...read more

Product Description: Hicks & Goo's Cases and Materials on Company Law guides students through the complexities of company law with a broad selection of source materials, extracts from governmental and non-governmental sources as well as traditional cases and materials, that are placed in context with clear commentary...read more

Product Description: This book provides a complete guide to the formation, administration, and winding up of UK companies limited by guarantee and their suitability for a diverse range of purposes. The book includes full coverage of: the nature and purposes of companies limited by guarantee, their advantages and disadvantages, and a consideration of the circumstances in which they are used * the company's constitution, including company names, its objects, the guarantee, and the content and effect of the articles * methods of financing a company limited by guarantee * membership of the company, including admission and expulsion of members * the directors of the company, their appointment, removal, and duties * the calling, requisition, and conduct of company meetings * reorganization, takeovers, and winding-up of companies limited by guarantee...read more

Written by one of the foremost experts in the area, Paul Davies' Introduction to Company Law provides a comprehensive conceptual introduction, giving readers a clear framework with which to navigate the intricacies of company law.The five core features of company law - separate legal personality, limited liability, centralized management, shareholder control, and transferability of shares - are clearly laid out and examined, then these features are used to provide an organization structure for the conduct of business. It also discusses legal strategies that can be used to deal with arising problems, the regulation of relationships between the parties, and the trade-offs that have been made in British company law to address some of the conflicting issues that have arisen. Fully revised to take into account the Companies Act 2006, and including a new chapter on international law which considers the role of European Community Law, this new edition in the renowned Clarendon Law Series offers a concise and stimulating introduction to company law.

Boyle & Birds' Company Law is a well established leading textbook for practitioners and those involved in the day-to-day administration of UK companies. Based on Gore-Browne on Companies, the book combines a comprehensive and authoritative exploration of law and practice with an examination of the theoretical issues making it ideal reading for both students on degree courses and those taking professional examinations. This seventh edition has been extensively revised in light of final implementation of the UK's Companies Act 2006, with appropriate discussion of the mass of secondary legislation. Other revisions are: the new model articles, full coverage of recent UK case law, recent developments at the European level, the Combined Code and an updated Institutional Shareholders' Statement of Responsibilities, implementation of the Market in Financial Instruments Directive, and the liability regime for statements and documents under the Transparency Directive and the Davies Review. Table of Contents include: The Development of the Registered Company . The European Community and Company Law . Legal Personality: Its Consequences and Limitations . Registration, Formation and Promotion of Companies . The Company's Constitution . Company Contracts . Share Capital: Allotment and Maintenance . Rights and Liabilities Attached to Shares: Reorganizations of Capital . Transfer and Transmission of Shares . Debentures, Charges, and Registration . Corporate Governance . Membership of a Company . Shareholders' Meetings . Accounts and Reports . Management of a Company . The Duties of Directors . Shareholders' Remedies . The Public Issue of Securities . Takeovers and Mergers . and Corporate Reconstruction and Insolvency.

Provides commentary on the key provisions of the Companies Act 2006, and how they affect the practice of company law. This title includes the full text of the Act.