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Autore |
Lowry John P. |
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Titolo |
Pettet's company law : company law and corporate finance / / John P. Lowry, Arad Reisberg |
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Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-68362-8 |
1-4082-7284-9 |
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Edizione |
[4th ed. /] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (lxii, 588 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previous ed.: Harlow: Longman, 2009. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents in brief Foreword to the third edition Preface to the fourth edition Preface to the first edition Acknowledgements Table of cases Table of statutes Table of statutory instruments Table of European legislation 1 Treaties and conventions 2 Secondary legislation Part I Foundation and Theory 1 The nature of company law 2 Corporate entity, limited liability and incorporation 3 Legal theory and company law Part II The constitution of the company 4 Entrenchment of rights 5 Organisation of functions and corporate powers 6 Relations with third parties: agency and constitutional limitations Part III Corporate Governance 7 The governance problem and the mechanisms of meetings 8 Duties of directors 9 Role of self-regulation 10 Shareholder litigation: the derivative claim 11 Shareholder litigation: winding up on just and equitable grounds and the unfair prejudice remedy Part IV Corporate Finance Law 12 Techniques of corporate nance 13 Raising and maintenance of capital 14 Financial assistance for the acquisition of shares Part V Securities Regulation 15 Policy and theory in securities regulation/capital markets law 16 Credit rating agencies and their role in capital markets 17 The regulatory machinery of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 18 The regulation of public offerings of shares 19 The regulation of insider dealing and market abuse 20 The regulation of takeovers Part VI Insolvency and liquidation 21 Insolvency and liquidation procedures 22 Disquali cation of directors |
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Thoroughly revised and rewritten to take into account the fundamental |
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