Unlocking Company Law will give you an understanding of the scope of company law, how it is linked to other specialist legal subjects, the sources of company law and the key legal principles. The book explores the legal structures of different types of business organisations and covers the areas which feature most commonly on undergraduate law programmes:* the corporate personality doctrine* shareholders, shares and capital* directors' duties* minority shareholder protection* transparency.The law is illustrated throughout with recent and prominent cases and the Companies Act 2006 is explored and explained in full. Unlocking Company Law will provide you with the tools you need to engage with and understand company law.The Unlocking the Law series is designed specifically to make the subject matter accessible. The text includes features, activities, key facts charts, diagrams, and clear headings and sub-headings to aid you in understanding the different areas within your course. All titles in this series have been written specifically to ensure that you understand fully the concepts required and are able to apply them with confidence. Each book follows the same format and includes the same features so you can move easily from one subject to another.

Unlocking Company Law (Unlocking the Law)

McLaughlin, Susan

McLaughlin,Sue

Routledge

Contemporary Fiction

Unlocking Company Law is the ideal resource for learning and revising Company Law. This 4th edition has been extensively updated, and this, along with its many pedagogical features, makes it the ideal companion for students studying Company Law. Each chapter in the book contains: • aims and objectives; • activities such as self-test questions; • charts of key facts to consolidate your knowledge; • diagrams to aid memory and understanding; • prominently displayed cases and judgments; • chapter summaries; • essay questions with answer plans. In addition, the book features a glossary of legal terminology, making the law more accessible.

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Unlocking Company Law is the ideal resource for learning and revising Company Law. This 4th edition has been extensively updated, and this, along with its many pedagogical features, makes it the ideal companion for students studying Company Law. Each chapter in the book contains: • aims and objectives; • activities such as self-test questions; • charts of key facts to consolidate your knowledge; • diagrams to aid memory and understanding; • prominently displayed cases and judgments; • chapter summaries; • essay questions with answer plans. In addition, the book features a glossary of legal terminology, making the law more accessible.

Unlocking Company Law will help you grasp the main concepts of Company Law with ease. Containing accessible explanations in clear and precise terms that are easy to understand, it provides an excellent foundation for learning and revising.  The information is clearly presented in a logical structure and the following features support learning helping you to advance with confidence:     Clear learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter set out the skills and knowledge you will need to get to grips with the subject   Key Facts boxes throughout each chapter allow you to progressively build and consolidate your understanding    End-of-chapter summaries provide a useful check-list for each topic    Cases and judgments are highlighted to help you find them and add them to your notes quickly   Frequent activities and self-test questions are included so you can put your knowledge into practice   Sample essay questions with annotated answers prepare you for assessment    Glossary of legal terms clarifies important definitions    This edition has been updated to include key recent changes and developments in company law, both case law and statutory. Two recent Supreme Court decisions on piercing the corporate veil, VTB Capital plc v Nutritek International Corp and others and Prest v Petrodel Resources Limited & Others, are examined, as is Popplewell J’s detailed judgment on directors’ duties in Madoff Securities International Limited (In Liquidation) v Raven and others. Important new provisions for binding votes and detailed disclosure of directors’ remuneration, changes to the company charges registration and narrative reporting regimes and new rules facilitating private company share reductions/buy-backs are outlined as are imminent developments included in the 2014 Deregulation Bill (stemming from the Government Red Tape Challenge). Commitment of the EU and UK Government to improving corporate governance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) makes core company law, the focus of this book, more relevant than ever.  The books in the Unlocking the Law Series get straight to the point and offer clear and concise coverage of the law, broken-down into bite-size sections with regular recaps to boost your confidence. They provide complete coverage of both core and popular optional law modules, presented in an innovative, visual format and are supported by a website which offers students a host of additional practice opportunities.

Company law is a vibrant and fast-moving area of the legal system. Unlocking Company Law will ensure that you grasp the main concepts with ease providing you with an essential foundation to company law. The book explains in detailed, yet straightforward, terms: <ul>
<li>Legal Structures of Business Organisations </li> <li>The Company as a Distinct Legal Person</li> <li>Company Formation and Linked Issues </li> <li>The Constitution of the Company</li> <li>Financing a Company </li> <li>Shareholders, shares and share capital</li> <li>Capital Maintenance and Distributions </li> <li>Governance of the Company</li> <li>Legally Binding the Company </li> <li>Directors' duties</li> <li>Rescuing Troubled Companies and Takeovers </li> <li>Winding up and Dissolution</li> <li>Transparency</li>
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This second edition is fully up-to-date with the latest developments in the law, including all significant new cases. It also contains new material on rescuing troubled companies and takeovers. The Unlocking the Law series is designed specifically to make the law accessible. Each chapter opens with a list of aims and objectives, contains activities such as quick quizzes and self-test questions, key facts charts to consolidate your knowledge, and diagrams to aid learning. Cases and judgments are prominently displayed, as are primary source quotations. Summaries help check your understanding of each chapter, and there is a glossary of legal terminology. The popular website www.unlockingthelaw.co.uk has been improved and updated. It provides free resources such as multiple choice questions, key questions and answers, revision mp3s and cases and materials exercises.

CORPORATE LAW 2E

Icsa Publishing Limited

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Unlocking Company Law (Unlocking the Law)

Contemporary Fiction

Unlocking Company Law (Unlocking the Law)

Unlocking Company Law (Unlocking the Law)

Unlocking Company Law (Unlocking the Law)

Unlocking Company Law (Unlocking the Law)

CORPORATE LAW 2E