Description
Book SynopsisLee Roach''s Company Law is a thoroughly modern textbook, effortlessly engaging the student reader and leading them through the complexities of the law.Focused on students, this account of company law is written with exceptional clarity. Supported with learning features, the core principles and doctrines are fully explained and explored, and consistently linked with fascinating, lively examples of the law in action. While focused fully on discussing law and legal issues, the book also responds to modern critiques of corporate regulation by linking the legal issues to debates around corporate governance . The student is therefore given the complete picture: both how companies are regulated and why company law is so essential.Digital formatsThis edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats.The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooksExtensive online resources provide significant additional support including:- Bonus chapter on insider dealing and market abuse- Multiple choice questions- Answers to the self-test questions in the book- Glossary- Further reading- OSCOLA referencing guide- Twitter feed (@UKCompanyLaw) from the author
Trade ReviewExtremely user-friendly without losing any of the academic depth, this text succeeds in taking a highly intricate subject and making it accessible for a wide variety of users. * Fiona E.C. King, University of Manchester *
It is a very good text that balances accessibility and precision, as well as doctrinal legal detail and policy discussion. * Andreas Kokkinis, University of Birmingham *
An impressive text on company law. Covers a most complex subject in a manner that is helpful to students. * David Milman, University of Lancaster *
Provides an understanding of the subject whilst not compromising on detail or knowledge. * Ian Bowden, University of Bolton *
An excellent addition in the list of company law textbooks. It is a modern, comprehensive book...user-friendly and incorporates several pedagogical tools. * Stelios Andreadakis, Brunel University London *
Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction 1: Introduction 2: The UK's corporate law and governance system Part II: The Formation and Nature of the Company 3: Incorporation 4: Corporate personality 5: The constitution of the company 6: Corporate capacity and liability Part III: The directors of the company 7: Classifications of director 8: Director appointment and board composition 9: The role and powers of the board 10: Directors' duties I: duties of performance 11: Directors' duties II: conflicts of interest 12: Vacation of office and disqualification Part IV: Membership of the Company 13: Membership 14: Meetings and investor engagement 15: Members' remedies 16: Share capital 17: The maintenance of capital 18: Public offers of shares 19: Corporate transparency 20: Debt capital and security Part V: Corporate Rescue, Restructuring, and Insolvency 21: Corporate reconstructions and takeovers 22: Corporate rescue 23: Liquidation, dissolution, and restoration Additional Chapters 24: Insider dealing and market abuse
