Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes and Statutory Materials
Table of European and International Legislation
1. The Legal Characteristics of a Registered Company
2. The Courts' Ability to Dislodge the Corporate Veil at Common Law or in Equity
3. The Promotion and Formation of a Company
4. A Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association
5. The Classification and Structures of Companies and Other Types of Business
6. Corporate Liability
7. A Company's Contractual Capacity
8. The Authority of Directors and Other Officers to Bind the Company
9. The Legal Nature and Characteristics of Holding Shares in a Limited Company
10. The Classification and Maintenance of Share Capital
11. The Acquisition of Shares in a Public Company
12. Insider Dealing, Market Abuse and Related Matters
13 Loan Capital
14. The Priority Rights of Creditors and the Registration of Charges
15. Insolvency Law Procedures
16. Directors and the Management of a Company
17. The Duties of the Management of a Company
18. A Director's Personal Liability to Contribute Towards the Debts and Liabilities of the Company
19. The Disqualification of Company Directors
20. Corporate Governance Issues
21. The Company in General Meeting
22. The Division of a Company's Powers between the Board and General Meeting
23. Shareholder Actions -- the Protection of the Company's Interests
24. The Statutory Protection of a Minority Shareholder
25. Department of Trade and Industry Investigations
Index