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The new edition of this established and approachable text is a fully updated account of the law relating to partnerships and limited liability partnerships in a commercial context. It explains the essential characteristics of the subject, highlighting difficult and developing areas through established and new cases and legislation.
List of contents
- Table of Cases
- Table of Primary Legislation
- Table of Secondary Legislation
- Table of European Legislation
- List of Abbreviations
- 1.: Partnerships and Partnership Law
- 2.: Establishing a Partnership
- 3.: Legal Controls on Partnerships
- 4.: Partners and Outsiders
- 5.: Partners and Each Other
- 6.: Partnership Property
- 7.: Dissolution and Winding Up
- 8.: Partnerships and Insolvency
- 9.: Limited Partnerships
- 10.: LLPs: An Introduction
- 11.: The Corporate Structure
- 12.: Membership
- 13.: Rights and Duties of Membership
- 14.: The LLP Agreement
- 15.: Decision-Making
- 16.: Termination of Membership
- 17.: Insolvency and Dissolution
- Index
About the author
Geoffrey Morse is Professor of Corporate and Tax law at the University of Birmingham. Prior to this he was Professor of Company law at the University of Nottingham from 1988 to 2004.
Thomas Braithwaite is a barrister at Serle Court.
Summary
The new edition of this established and approachable text is a fully updated account of the law relating to partnerships and limited liability partnerships in a commercial context. It explains the essential characteristics of the subject, highlighting difficult and developing areas through established and new cases and legislation.