Company Law

Nutshells Company Law presents the essentials of company law in clear and straightforward language, explaining the basic principles and highlighting key cases and statutes. - Opens each chapter with a short introduction to outline the key concepts covered and condense complex and important information - Closes each chapter with a checklist enabling you to check that you’ve learnt the key points before progressing to the next chapter - Provides a model question with answer plan at the end of each chapter enabling you to test you are fully prepared for both exam and essay questions - Includes diagrams throughout to illustrate difficult concepts - Places important key definitions, key cases and statutory provisions in boxes to help highlight the key points to remember - Incorporates colour to help distinguish cases and legislation and aid ease of use - Breaks the text down into bite-size chunks and includes bullets where appropriate to aid navigation, assimilation and retention of information - Contains a host of useful tools including tables of cases and statutes, a list of examination and revision tips, and a list of useful web resources Contents: Introduction Promotion Attracting Investment: Flotations Raising and Maintenance of Capital Shares Market Abuse Borrowing: Debentures and Charges Corporate Personality Capacity Liability for Officers and Agents; Contracts Crimes and Torts Rights of Members Management, Receivership and Administration Duties of Directors Decision-Making Company and Shareholder Proceedings; Majority Rule Publicity Liquidations Unfair Prejudice Arrangements and Reconstructions Examination Checklist Sample Questions and Model Answers