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Company Law captures the dynamism of the subject and provides adept, comprehensive coverage.
Brenda Hannigan provides extensive insight into the principles and doctrine of company law, engaging with corporate structures, governance, finance, and liquidation, alongside an in-depth exploration of key primary sources.
Clearly written and well-structured - the perfect companion for the company law student
Attention is paid across all topics to the European dimension of company law, providing valuable context
Includes a detailed review of the key issues in shareholder remedies including the derivative claim and its relationship with the famous rule in Foss v Harbottle
Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support
New to this Edition
Barclay-Watt v Alpha Panareti Public Ltd; Lifestyle Equities CV v Ahmed
DnaNudge Ltd v Ventura Capital GP Ltd; Re Compound Photonics Group Ltd
Manchester Bulding Society v Grant Thornton LLP; AssetCo plc v Grant Thornton LLP
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
The UK Corporate Governance Code (2024)
Digital formats and resources
The seventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Law Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access.
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List of contents
- PART I The Corporate Structure
- 1: Formation, classification and registration of companies
- 2: The framework of company law
- 3: Corporate personality
- 4: Rules of attribution - corporate acts and liabilities
- 5: The company constitution
- PART II Corporate Governance - Directors' Roles and Responsibilities
- 6: Corporate governance - board structure and shareholder engagement
- 7: Board composition - appointment and removal of directors
- 8: A statutory statement of directors' duties
- 9: Duty to act within constitution and powers
- 10: Duty to promote the success of the company
- 11: Duty of care, skill and independent judgement
- 12: Duty to avoid a conflict of interest
- 13: Specific conflicts - CA 2006, Part 10, Ch 4 and Ch 4A
- 14: Directors' liabilities for breach of duty
- 15: Directors' liabilities and vulnerable transactions on insolvency
- PART III - Corporate Governance - Shareholders' Rights and Remedies
- 16: Membership and the incidents of membership
- 17: Decision-making and company meetings
- 18: Informed shareholders and stakeholders - disclosure and the limited company
- 19: The unfairly prejudicial remedy and the minority shareholder
- 20: The derivative claim and the rule in Foss v Harbottle
- PART IV Corporate Finance - Share and Loan Capital
- 21: Share capital - capital raising and payment
- 22: The doctrine of capital maintenance
- 23: Loan capital - secured creditors and company charges
- PART V - Corporate Liquidation
- 24: Liquidation and dissolution - winding up the insolvent company
About the author
Brenda Hannigan is Professor of Corporate Law. Her principal research interests lie in company and insolvency law, particularly in the areas of directors' duties and shareholder remedies, corporate governance, board roles and responsibilities, corporate purpose and shareholder engagement.
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Brenda Hannigan provides extensive insight into the principles and doctrine of company law, engaging with corporate structures, governance, finance, and liquidation, alongside an in-depth exploration of key primary sources.
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A very comprehensive and authoritative text, with significant and useful reference material in every page John Thompson, Lecturer, Ulster University
