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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 328 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, weight: 589 g, 1 Tables, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 12-May-2016
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 1138911895
  • ISBN-13: 9781138911895
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 328 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, weight: 589 g, 1 Tables, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 12-May-2016
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 1138911895
  • ISBN-13: 9781138911895
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An ideal introductory textbook, Bourne on Company Law offers a succinct overview of the fundamental areas covered in LLB and GDL courses. The text is clear and easy to follow, being presented in short, sub-headed sections for ease of navigation, and is thoroughly cross-referenced to highlight connections across topics.

Written for both law and non-law students, this text offers straightforward explanations of all key cases, as well as chapter summaries and end of chapter questions to aid understanding. The book is also supported by a companion website offering self-test questions, a useful glossary and annotated web links.

Preface xvii
Table of cases xix
Table of statutes xxxi
1 Introduction 1(16)
1.1 A company or a partnership
2(3)
1.2 Types of companies
5(4)
1.3 Legislation
9(1)
1.4 European law
10(4)
1.5 The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
14(1)
Summary
15(1)
Self-test questions
15(1)
Further reading
16(1)
2 The Salomon principle and the corporate veil 17(28)
2.1 Introduction
18(5)
2.2 Lifting the veil - exceptions to the Salomon principle
23(9)
2.3 Companies - torts and crimes
32(9)
Summary
41(1)
Self-test questions
42(1)
Further reading
43(2)
3 Promoters and pre-incorporation contracts 45(9)
3.1 Promoters
46(1)
3.2 Promoters' duties
46(2)
3.3 Remedies for breach of promoters' duties
48(1)
3.4 Payment for the promoters' services
48(1)
3.5 Pre-incorporation contracts
49(3)
Summary
52(1)
Self-test questions
53(1)
Further reading
53(1)
4 Shares and payment of capital 54(12)
4.1 The nature of a share
55(1)
4.2 Different classes of shares
55(1)
4.3 Other classes of shares
56(1)
4.4 Transfer of shares
57(4)
4.5 Share warrants
61(1)
4.6 Pre-emption rights
61(1)
4.7 Payment for shares
62(1)
4.8 Issue of shares at a premium
63(1)
4.9 Return of allotments
64(1)
Summary
64(1)
Self-test questions
65(1)
Further reading
65(1)
5 Financial Conduct Authority - issue of shares to the public 66(15)
5.1 Background
67(1)
5.2 Financial Conduct Authority
67(1)
5.3 Principles of Good Regulation
68(1)
5.4 Principles for Business
69(1)
5.5 Regulated activities
69(1)
5.6 The London Stock Exchange
70(1)
5.7 The Financial Conduct Authority Handbook and Market Conduct
70(1)
5.8 Regulation
71(1)
5.9 Prospectuses
71(1)
5.10 Content
71(1)
5.11 Exemptions
72(1)
5.12 Powers of the Financial Conduct Authority
72(1)
5.13 Remedies for misleading prospectuses
73(4)
5.14 Invitations to invest
77(1)
Summary
78(1)
Self-test questions
79(1)
Further reading
80(1)
6 The company's constitution - some vital considerations 81(25)
6.1 Introduction
82(1)
6.2 The name of the company
83(4)
6.3 Change of name
87(1)
6.4 Business names
88(2)
6.5 A company's registered office
90(1)
6.6 Changes of status
90(4)
6.7 Objects of the company
94(1)
6.8 Drafting the objects clause
95(2)
6.9 Ultra vires contracts and common law
97(1)
6.10 Section 9(1) of the European Communities Act 1972
98(2)
6.11 The Prentice Report and the Companies Act 1989
100(1)
6.12 A company's capacity under the Companies Act 2006
100(1)
6.13 Transactions involving directors or their associates - Companies Act 2006
101(1)
6.14 Directors' power to bind the company - Companies Act 2006
102(1)
6.15 Charities
102(1)
6.16 Capital
103(1)
Summary
104(1)
Self-test questions
104(1)
Further reading
104(2)
7 The articles of association 106(18)
7.1 Introduction
107(2)
7.2 Resolutions or agreements affecting a company's constitution
109(1)
7.3 Companies' objects
110(1)
7.4 Constitutional documents and members
110(1)
7.5 Alteration of the articles of association
110(4)
7.6 Variation of class rights
114(4)
7.7 Membership contract
118(3)
Summary
121(1)
Self-test questions
122(1)
Further reading
123(1)
8 The payment of dividends 124(9)
8.1 Distributable reserves
125(2)
8.2 Undistributable reserves
127(1)
8.3 Investment companies
127(1)
8.4 Insurance companies
128(1)
8.5 Accumulated realised profits by reference to accounts
128(1)
8.6 Distributions in kind
129(1)
8.7 Wrongful payment of dividend
129(3)
Summary
132(1)
Self-test questions
132(1)
Further reading
132(1)
9 The maintenance of capital 133(13)
9.1 Background
134(1)
9.2 Financial assistance towards the purchase of a company's own shares
134(4)
9.3 A company's purchase of its own shares and the issue of redeemable shares
138(1)
9.4 The purchase by a company of its own shares
139(1)
9.5 Redemption or purchase by a private company out of capital
140(1)
9.6 Treasury shares
141(1)
9.7 The capital redemption reserve
142(1)
9.8 Reduction of capital
142(2)
Summary
144(1)
Self-test questions
145(1)
Further reading
145(1)
10 Directors 146(20)
10.1 Management of the company
147(1)
10.2 The appointment of directors
147(4)
10.3 Executive and non-executive directors
151(1)
10.4 Qualification of directors
151(1)
10.5 Removal from office
151(4)
10.6 Special notice
155(1)
10.7 Statutory disqualification of directors
156(4)
10.8 Directors' loss of office and compensation payments
160(1)
10.9 Loans, quasi-loans and credit transactions in favour of directors
161(2)
Summary
163(2)
Self-test questions
165(1)
Further reading
165(1)
11 Powers of directors 166(8)
11.1 Introduction
167(1)
11.2 Control of the directors
167(2)
11.3 Managing director
169(1)
11.4 Validity of the acts of directors
169(2)
11.5 The rule in Turquand's case
171(1)
Summary
172(1)
Self-test questions
172(1)
Further reading
173(1)
12 Directors' duties 174(32)
12.1 Introduction
175(1)
12.2 The nature of the duty owed
176(2)
12.3 Duty to promote the success of the company
178(3)
12.4 Duty to exercise independent judgement
181(1)
12.5 Directors' exercise of powers for a proper purpose
181(3)
12.6 The duty of care and skill
184(4)
12.7 Fiduciary duties
188(2)
12.8 Use of corporate opportunities
190(3)
12.9 Competing with the company
193(1)
12.10 Benefits from third parties
194(1)
12.11 Personal liability of directors
195(2)
12.12 Limiting the liability of directors
197(2)
12.13 Directors' contracts
199(1)
12.14 Substantial transactions
199(1)
12.15 Control of political donations and expenditure
200(2)
Summary
202(2)
Self-test questions
204(1)
Further reading
204(2)
13 Corporate governance 206(18)
13.1 Introduction
207(1)
13.2 The Cadbury Committee
207(2)
13.3 The Greenbury Committee
209(1)
13.4 The Hampel Committee
209(2)
13.5 The Turnbull Report
211(1)
13.6 The Higgs Report
211(1)
13.7 The Smith Report
211(1)
13.8 The Tyson Report
212(1)
13.9 The Combined Code on Corporate Governance 2003
212(1)
13.10 The Walker Report
213(5)
13.11 UK Corporate Governance Code 2014
218(2)
13.12 Alternative Investment Market companies
220(1)
13.13 International corporate governance
220(1)
13.14 European Commission
220(1)
13.15 The United States
221(1)
Summary
221(1)
Self-test questions
222(1)
Further reading
222(2)
14 Insider dealing and market abuse 224(9)
14.1 Introduction
225(1)
14.2 Criticisms
226(1)
14.3 Insider dealing as market abuse
227(1)
14.4 Insiders
228(1)
14.5 Inside information
229(1)
14.6 Market manipulation as market abuse
230(1)
14.7 Exceptions
230(1)
14.8 Sanctions
230(1)
14.9 Financial institutions and fraud
231(1)
Summary
231(1)
Self-test questions
232(1)
Further reading
232(1)
15 Minority protection 233(23)
15.1 The rule in Foss v Harbottle
234(1)
15.2 Exceptions to the rule
234(6)
15.3 The statutory remedy
240(6)
15.4 The section in operation
246(2)
15.5 Remedies
248(2)
15.6 Just and equitable winding up
250(3)
Summary
253(1)
Self-test questions
254(1)
Further reading
254(2)
16 Company meetings 256(24)
16.1 Annual general meetings
257(1)
16.2 General meetings
257(3)
16.3 Class meetings
260(1)
16.4 Notice
260(4)
16.5 Quorum at meetings
264(2)
16.6 Chairman
266(1)
16.7 Polls
266(1)
16.8 Proxies
267(1)
16.9 Electronic communications
268(1)
16.10 Resolutions
268(7)
16.11 Additional requirements for quoted companies
275(2)
16.12 Disability Discrimination Act 1995
277(1)
Summary
277(1)
Self-test questions
278(1)
Further reading
279(1)
17 Accounts and returns 280(16)
17.1 Accounts and reports
281(4)
17.2 Annual accounts
285(3)
17.3 Directors' report
288(2)
17.4 Publication of accounts and reports
290(3)
17.5 Failure to file accounts and reports
293(1)
Summary
294(1)
Self-test questions
295(1)
Further reading
295(1)
18 Auditors and annual return 296(14)
18.1 Audit
297(10)
18.2 Annual return
307(1)
Summary
308(1)
Self-test questions
309(1)
Further reading
309(1)
19 Secretary 310(6)
19.1 Introduction
311(2)
19.2 Duties of the secretary
313(1)
19.3 Responsibilities of the secretary
313(1)
19.4 Qualifications
314(1)
Summary
314(1)
Self-test questions
315(1)
Further reading
315(1)
20 Debentures and the law of mortgages 316(15)
20.1 Introduction
317(1)
20.2 Types of debentures
317(1)
20.3 Debentures compared with shares
318(1)
20.4 Debenture trust deeds
318(1)
20.5 A fixed charge
319(2)
20.6 A floating charge
321(1)
20.7 Registration of charges
322(1)
20.8 Discharge of charges
323(1)
20.9 Priorities amongst charges
323(1)
20.10 Special circumstances affecting priorities
324(4)
Summary
328(1)
Self-test questions
329(1)
Further reading
330(1)
21 Receivership 331(5)
21.1 Introduction
332(1)
21.2 Appointment
332(1)
21.3 Procedure on appointment
332(1)
21.4 The course of the administrative receivership
333(1)
21.5 Priority of payments in an administrative receivership
334(1)
21.6 Termination of administrative receivership
334(1)
Summary
335(1)
Self-test questions
335(1)
Further reading
335(1)
22 Voluntary arrangements and administration 336(9)
22.1 Voluntary arrangements
337(1)
22.2 Administration
338(1)
22.3 Appointment by the court
339(1)
22.4 Appointment by the company or the company's directors
339(1)
22.5 Appointment by a qualifying floating chargeholder
340(1)
22.6 The administrator's proposals
340(1)
22.7 Effects of administration
341(1)
22.8 Powers of the administrator
341(1)
22.9 Contracts of employment and the Enterprise Act 2002
342(1)
22.10 Fair dealing
342(1)
22.11 Termination of administration
342(1)
Summary
343(1)
Self-test questions
343(1)
Further reading
343(2)
23 Investigations 345(6)
23.1 Introduction
346(1)
23.2 Production of documents
346(1)
23.3 Investigation of affairs of a company
346(1)
23.4 Investigation of ownership or control
347(1)
23.5 Investigation into insider dealing
348(1)
23.6 Consequences of inspections
348(1)
23.7 Expenses of investigation
349(1)
23.8 Impact of the Companies Act 2006
349(1)
Summary
349(1)
Self-test questions
350(1)
Further reading
350(1)
24 Takeovers, reconstructions and amalgamations 351(10)
24.1 Takeovers
352(1)
24.2 Reconstructions
352(1)
24.3 Amalgamations
352(1)
24.4 Takeovers Directive
352(1)
24.5 Key changes
352(1)
24.6 Directors' reports
353(1)
24.7 The new offence relating to bid documentation
353(1)
24.8 Takeovers -'squeeze-out' and 'sell-out' rules
354(1)
24.9 'Opting in' and 'opting out' in relation to pre-bid defences
354(1)
24.10 Changes to the Code
354(2)
24.11 General principles, definitions and rules
356(1)
24.12 Substantial Acquisition Rules abolished
356(1)
24.13 Arrangements and reconstructions
356(2)
24.14 Sale of assets in return for shares
358(1)
Summary
359(1)
Self-test questions
359(1)
Further reading
360(1)
25 Liquidation 361(14)
25.1 Types of winding up
362(4)
25.2 Fair dealing
366(2)
25.3 Malpractice
368(3)
25.4 The conduct of the liquidation
371(1)
Summary
372(1)
Self-test questions
373(1)
Further reading
373(2)
Index 375
Nicholas Bourne worked as a Company Secretary after qualifying as a Barrister. He taught widely in Company Law in the United Kingdom and the Far East. He became a Professor of Law and later a Member of the National Assembly for Wales. He was appointed to the House of Lords in 2013 and in May 2015 was appointed Under-Secretary of State at the Departments of Energy & Climate Change and the Wales Office.