Company law
Dignam, Alan J.
Company law / Alan Dignam, John Lowry. - Twelfth edition. - li, 483 pages ; 25 cm - Core text series . - Butterworths core text series .
Previous edition: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 458-463) and index.
Part I Fundamental Principles
— Introduction to company law
— Corporate personality and limited liability
— Lifting the veil
— Promoters and pre-incorporation contracts
— Raising capital: equity and its consequences
— Raising capital: debentures: fixed and floating charges
Part II Behind the Corporate Veil
— Share capital
— The constitution of the company: dealing with insiders
— Classes of shares and variation of class rights
— Derivative claims
— Statutory shareholder remedies
Part III Issues of Corporate Authority
— The constitution of the company: dealing with outsiders
— Corporate management
— Directors’ duties
— Corporate governance 1: corporate governance and corporate theory
— Corporate governance 2: the UK corporate governance debate
— Corporate rescue and liquidations in outline.
Titles in the Core Text series take the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing focused, concise, and reliable guides for students at all levels. Company Law provides an account of the key principles of this area of law. It aims to demystify this complex subject. Chapter introductions provide summaries of various aspects of company law and further reading provide the tools for further research and study. This volume includes coverage of new case law such as Hurstwood Properties (A) Ltd and others v Rossendale Borough Council and another (2021) on veil lifting, Sevilleja Garcia v Marex Financial Ltd (2020), and Primeo Fund v Bank of Bermuda (Cayman) Ltd (2021) on reflective loss; Chu v Lau (2020) on just and equitable winding up in ‘deadlock’ cases; Primekings Holding Ltd v King (2021) on unfair prejudice; Ming Siu Hung v J F Ming Inc (2021) on buy-out orders; Byers v Chen Ninging (2021) on breach of directors’ duties; CPS v Aquila Advisory Ltd (2021) on attribution; together with recent legislation including the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020; the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022; the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 2021; and the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022. On corporate governance, the latest developments surrounding the UK Corporate Governance Code and Stewardship Developments 2020 together with the Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies, the FTSE Women Leaders Report 2022 on gender diversity on boards, and the Parker Review 2022 on ethnic diversity on boards are discussed as well as climate change litigation using s 172 of the Companies Act 2006.
9780192865359
Corporation law--England.
Company law / Alan Dignam, John Lowry. - Twelfth edition. - li, 483 pages ; 25 cm - Core text series . - Butterworths core text series .
Previous edition: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 458-463) and index.
Part I Fundamental Principles
— Introduction to company law
— Corporate personality and limited liability
— Lifting the veil
— Promoters and pre-incorporation contracts
— Raising capital: equity and its consequences
— Raising capital: debentures: fixed and floating charges
Part II Behind the Corporate Veil
— Share capital
— The constitution of the company: dealing with insiders
— Classes of shares and variation of class rights
— Derivative claims
— Statutory shareholder remedies
Part III Issues of Corporate Authority
— The constitution of the company: dealing with outsiders
— Corporate management
— Directors’ duties
— Corporate governance 1: corporate governance and corporate theory
— Corporate governance 2: the UK corporate governance debate
— Corporate rescue and liquidations in outline.
Titles in the Core Text series take the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing focused, concise, and reliable guides for students at all levels. Company Law provides an account of the key principles of this area of law. It aims to demystify this complex subject. Chapter introductions provide summaries of various aspects of company law and further reading provide the tools for further research and study. This volume includes coverage of new case law such as Hurstwood Properties (A) Ltd and others v Rossendale Borough Council and another (2021) on veil lifting, Sevilleja Garcia v Marex Financial Ltd (2020), and Primeo Fund v Bank of Bermuda (Cayman) Ltd (2021) on reflective loss; Chu v Lau (2020) on just and equitable winding up in ‘deadlock’ cases; Primekings Holding Ltd v King (2021) on unfair prejudice; Ming Siu Hung v J F Ming Inc (2021) on buy-out orders; Byers v Chen Ninging (2021) on breach of directors’ duties; CPS v Aquila Advisory Ltd (2021) on attribution; together with recent legislation including the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020; the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022; the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 2021; and the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022. On corporate governance, the latest developments surrounding the UK Corporate Governance Code and Stewardship Developments 2020 together with the Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies, the FTSE Women Leaders Report 2022 on gender diversity on boards, and the Parker Review 2022 on ethnic diversity on boards are discussed as well as climate change litigation using s 172 of the Companies Act 2006.
9780192865359
Corporation law--England.
