Understanding Company Law

Informationen zum Autor Alastair Hudson LLB LLM PhD FRSA FHEA, Barrister, Lincoln’s Inn, is Head of School andProfessor of Equity & Finance Law at the University of Strathclyde. He has been voted Law Teacher of the Year and is a National Teaching Fellow. Zusammenfassung Understanding Company Law is a lively introduction to the key principles of the Companies Act 2006 and modern company law. It takes a unique approach to the subject which also encompasses the important and growing fields of securities regulation, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. Inhaltsverzeichnis Ten things you need to know about company law. 1. The birth of modern company law. 2. The Salomon principle. 3. The nature of modern companies. 4. The legal structure of a company. 5. The ownership of a company. 6. The management and operation of a company. 7. Directors’ duties. 8. Shareholders' rights. 9. Corporate governance. 10. The company’s capital. 11. Securities regulation and raising capital. 12. Mergers and takeovers. 13. Corporate insolvency. 14. Corporate social responsibility. 15. Thinking about company law.

Product details

• Authors: Alastair Hudson, Alastair (University of Southampton Hudson, Hudson Alastair
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138732360
• ISBN: 978-1-138-73236-0
• No. of pages: 316
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Economics, LAW / General, Corporate Governance, LAW / Corporate, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Management of specific areas, Company law, Jurisprudence and general issues