The ideal companion for anyone studying company law, Smith & Keenan's Company Law provides you with:
? Straightforward, accessible coverage of the key legal principles you'll need to understand for your module written by experienced lecturers in the field;
? A range of features to support your learning and help you study independently, including detailed case summaries and discussion of academic opinion in the area;
? Extensive further reading suggestions to a wide range of academic articles to encourage deeper understanding and analysis.
This eighteenth edition also includes:
? A new chapter on partnerships and limited liability partnerships (LLPs)
? An extended chapter on the corporate veil, including Petrodel Resources Ltd v Prest [2013] and academic discussion of lifting and piercing the veil of incorporation
? Discussion of key developments brought about by the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act (SBEEA) 2015, including maintenance of a register of people with significant control (PSC); greater restrictions on corporate directors; and the submission of statements of confirmation
? An updated chapter on the statutory derivative action exploring the evolving case law such as Wilton UK Ltd v Shuttleworth [2018].
Brief contents Preface to the eighteenth edition Law report abbreviations Table of cases Table of statutes 1 An overview of company law 2 Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) 3 Promotion, incorporation, membership and people with significant control 4 The corporate veil 5 Corporate governance 6 The memorandum of association 7 The articles of association 8 Altering the articles of association 9 The company and its contracts 10 Directors and management 11 The duties of directors 12 Vacation of office, disqualification and the personal liability of directors 13 Meetings and resolutions 14 Allotments, calls and forfeiture of shares 15 Shares and share capital 16 Shares - payment and transfer 17 Company flotations and insider dealing 18 Capital maintenance and distribution 19 Debentures and charges 20 The statutory derivative action 21 The protection of minorities 22 Corporate insolvency - company rescue 23 Corporate insolvency - procedures other than rescue 24 Corporate insolvency - winding-up in context Index
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