Boyle & Birds' Company Law

by Birds, John; Boyle, A. J.; MacNeil, Lain; McCormack, Gerard; Twigg-Flesner, Christian

• ISBN13: 9780853089384
• ISBN10: 0853089388
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-30
• Publisher: Jordans Pub

Summary

Boyle & Birds' Company Law is well established as a leading textbook on this complicated and fast moving area of law. The work combines a comprehensive and authoritative explanation of law and practice with an examination of theoretical issues making it ideal reading for both students on degree courses and for those taking professional examinations. This book is also an invaluable reference work for practitioners and those involved in the day-to-day administration of companies. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated and includes: new chapters on European Company Law, Insider Dealing and Market Abuse and the Future of Company Law; a detailed analysis of the Government's White Paper on reform of company law; a discussion of legislative developments such as LLPs, the Enterprise Act 2002 and the Companies (Audit, Investigation and Communities Enterprise) Bill 2004; an examination of company law developments at European level such as the Consolidated Admissions and Reporting Directive (CARD) and the European Commission's action plan for company law; and coverage of new case-law developments.

Table of Contents

The development of the registered company	p. 1
The European community and company law	p. 17
Legal personality : its consequences and limitations	p. 43
Registration, formation and promotion of companies	p. 67
The memorandum and articles of association	p. 93
Company contracts - capacity, authority and form	p. 121
Share capital - allotment and maintenance	p. 169
Rights and liabilities attached to shares : reorganisations of capital	p. 213
Transfer and transmission of shares	p. 239
Debentures, charges and creditors' remedies	p. 263
Corporate governance	p. 327
Membership of a company	p. 347
Shareholders' meetings	p. 373
Accounts and reports	p. 409
Management of a company	p. 449
The duties of directors	p. 489
Shareholders' remedies	p. 539
The public issue of securities	p. 589
Takeovers and mergers	p. 631
Insider dealing and market abuse	p. 667
Corporate reconstruction and insolvency	p. 685
The company law review and the future of company law in the UK	p. 781
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