Introduction to company law /
Davies, P. L.
Introduction to company law / Paul Davies. - 2nd ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xxi, 322 p. ; 22 cm. - Clarendon law series . - Clarendon law series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. The core features of company law --
Ch. 2. Corporate personality --
Ch. 3. Limiting liability and channelling creditors' claims --
Ch. 4. Limited liability: the limits of creditor self-help --
Ch. 5. Centralized management I: empowering shareholders in widely held companies --
Ch. 6. Centralized management II: directors' duties --
Ch. 7. Centralized management III: setting the board's incentives --
Ch. 8. Majority and minority shareholders --
Ch. 9. Shareholder control --
Ch. 10. International company law.
This completely revised edition in the renowned Clarendon Law Series provides a structural overview of company law and is aimed at those coming to the subject for the first time and those seeking to put what they have already learned into an organised framework.
- Concise and stimulating introduction that equips students with the necessary tools to understand the nature and scope of company law
- Identifies and examines the key functions and themes underlying the subject
- The author sets UK company law within the context of the latest international scholarship
- Paul Davies is one of the foremost company law experts
- Fully updated to include the Companies Act 2006
- Includes a new chapter on International Company Law, allowing students to address the important question of the appropriate role of the European Union in company law.
9780199207763
Corporation law--Great Britain
346.41
Introduction to company law / Paul Davies. - 2nd ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xxi, 322 p. ; 22 cm. - Clarendon law series . - Clarendon law series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. The core features of company law --
Ch. 2. Corporate personality --
Ch. 3. Limiting liability and channelling creditors' claims --
Ch. 4. Limited liability: the limits of creditor self-help --
Ch. 5. Centralized management I: empowering shareholders in widely held companies --
Ch. 6. Centralized management II: directors' duties --
Ch. 7. Centralized management III: setting the board's incentives --
Ch. 8. Majority and minority shareholders --
Ch. 9. Shareholder control --
Ch. 10. International company law.
This completely revised edition in the renowned Clarendon Law Series provides a structural overview of company law and is aimed at those coming to the subject for the first time and those seeking to put what they have already learned into an organised framework.
- Concise and stimulating introduction that equips students with the necessary tools to understand the nature and scope of company law
- Identifies and examines the key functions and themes underlying the subject
- The author sets UK company law within the context of the latest international scholarship
- Paul Davies is one of the foremost company law experts
- Fully updated to include the Companies Act 2006
- Includes a new chapter on International Company Law, allowing students to address the important question of the appropriate role of the European Union in company law.
9780199207763
Corporation law--Great Britain
346.41