Scottish Company Law
Routledge Cavendish (Verlag)
978-1-85941-535-1 (ISBN)
The second edition of this successful book incorporates many important developments, such as the changing judicial approach to directors' duties and disqualification orders, recent developments in auditors' liability and the effect of the House of Lords decision in Sharp v Thompson. New legislation includes the Competition Act 1998 and the Human Rights Act 1998. Recent work of the Law Commissions on Shareholder Remedies and Directors Duties is examined.
The ongoing debate on corporate governance is brought up to date with the incorporation of the Greenbury and Hampel Reports and the Combined Code on Corporate Governance and the work of the DTI on reform of company law is explained.
Brian Pillans, LLB, Dip LP, is a Lecturer in Law at Glasgow Caledonian University. He also teaches company law on a number of professional courses. Professor Nicholas Bourne, LLB, LLM (Wales), LLM (cantab), Barrister, has published widely on company law. He is on the editorial board of Business Law Review.
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE SALOMON PRINCIPLE AND THE CORPORATE VEIL; Chapter 3 PROMOTERS; Chapter 4 ISSUE OF SHARES TO THE PUBLIC; CHAPTER 5 THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION; Chapter 6 THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION; Chapter 7 SHARES AND PAYMENT OF CAPITAL; Chapter 8 THE PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS; Chapter 9 THE MAINTENANCE OF CAPITAL; CHAPTER 10 DIRECTORS; CHAPTER 11 DIRECTORS' DUTIES; CHAPTER 12 POWERS OF DIRECTORS; CHAPTER 13 INSIDER DEALING; CHAPTER 14 MINORITY PROTECTION; CHAPTER 15 COMPANY MEETINGS; CHAPTER 16 ACCOUNTS, ANNUAL RETURN, AUDITORS; CHAPTER 17 COMPANY SECRETARY; CHAPTER 18 DEBENTURES AND SECURITIES; CHAPTER 19 RECEIVERSHIP; CHAPTER 20 VOLUNTARY ARRANGEMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION; CHAPTER 21 INVESTIGATIONS; CHAPTER 22 TAKEOVERS, RECONSTRUCTIONS AND AMALGAMATIONS; CHAPTER 23 LIQUIDATION; CHAPTER 24 COMPANY LAW — THE FUTURE INDEX;
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.9.1999 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 680 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Gesellschaftsrecht | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85941-535-0 / 1859415350 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85941-535-1 / 9781859415351 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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