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Zusatztext Students who read this book emerge from their course equipped with an excellent understanding of company law, as well as an ability to critique the law in an intelligent and knowledgeable manner. Kershaw's contribution will be a welcome addition to both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as an excellent point of reference for the seasoned researcher. Informationen zum Autor David Kershaw is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the London School of Economics. He qualified as a solicitor at Herbert Smith and practiced corporate law with Wolf Theiss, Vienna and in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of Shearman & Sterling in New York and London. He holds degrees from the University of Warwick and Harvard Law School. Klappentext Company Law in Context is an ideal main text for company law courses. In this sophisticated book David Kershaw places company law in its economic, business, and social context, making the cases, statutes, and other forms of regulation more accessible and relevant. A running case study provides a practical perspective. Zusammenfassung Company Law in Context is an ideal main text for company law and corporate governance courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. In this sophisticated book, David Kershaw combines commentary and explanation (55%) with the primary case and statutory materials (45%). The book places the study of company law in its economic, business, and social context in order to make more accessible and relevant the cases, statutes, and other forms of regulation that make up company law. One technique deployed by the book to contextualise company law is the use of a simple case study that tracks, through the different chapters of the book, the development and expansion of a business - from sole trader toCompany Law in Context is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre Company Law in Context is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre offering the following features for students: - twice-yearly updates to changes in cases and legislation (particularly important given the recent implementation of the Companies Act 2006) - annotated web links to key online sources, directing students to the most accurate, up-to-date and relevant information on the web - timeline illustrating implementation of Companies Act 2006. - additional chapters on The Market for Corporate Control; Disclosure, Accounting, and Audit; and Issuing Shares to the PublicThe following resources are also provided for lecturers: - diagrams and charts in PowerPoint to show in lectures and seminars to facilitate students' understanding of challenging cases and concepts Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I: INCORPORATION AND SEPARATE LEGAL PERSONALITY 1.: An introduction to the context and consequences of incorporation 2.: The entity doctrine 3.: The corporate constitution / The mechanics of the general meeting 4.: Corporate actions PART II: CORPORATE CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY 5.: The corporate agency problem 6.: The balance of power between the board, management, and the shareholder body 7.: Board composition and structure regulation 8.: Regulating directors' remuneration 9.: Introduction to directors' duties 10.: Regulating discretion I: acting in the company's interests 11.: Regulating discretion II: using corporate power for proper purposes 12.: Competence and the duty of care 13.: Regulating conflicts I: self-dealing 14.: Regulating conflicts II: corporate opportunities 15.: Enforcing directors' duties 16.: Minority shareholder protection Web chapter A: Disclosure, accounting and audit (online chapter) PART III: CORPORATE FINANCE 17.: Shares Web chapter B: Issuing shares to the public (online chapter) PART IV: CREDITOR PROTECTION 18.: Company law and creditor protection 19.: Regulating legal capital ...
