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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154763403321

Autore

Wild Charles (Law teacher)

Titolo

Smith and Keenan's company law / / Charles Wild, Stuart Weinstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-292-14230-8

1-292-08857-5

Edizione

[Seventeenth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (601 pages)

Disciplina

346.42/066

Soggetti

Corporation law - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

An overview of company law -- Promotion, incorporation and membership -- The corporate veil -- Corporate governance -- The memorandum of association -- The articles of association -- Altering the articles of association -- The company and its contracts -- Directors and management -- The duties of directors -- Vacation of office, disqualification and the personal liability of directors -- Meetings and resolutions -- Allotments, calls and forfeiture of shares -- Shares and share capital -- Shares : payment and transfer -- Company flotations and insider dealing -- Capital maintenance and distribution -- Debentures and charges -- The statutory derivative action -- The protection of minorities -- Corporate insolvency : company rescue -- Corporate insolvency : procedures other than rescue -- Corporate insolvency : winding-up in context.

Sommario/riassunto

Combining clarity and accessibility with detailed coverage, Smith and Keenan's Company Law provides LLB students with a readable yet comprehensive account of the law of corporations.