Smith & Keenan's Company Law

Professor Charles Wild (PhD, MBA, LLM, PCHE, LPC, CPE, BSc (Econ)) is a leading authority on company law, has lectured widely, both in the UK and abroad, and acts as consultant to a number of public and private bodies.  Professor Stuart Weinstein (JD, MBA, BA) is a solicitor and attorney with over twenty years’ practice experience in the US, UK and Korea, is a recognized expert on legal risk management in companies, and is a Swift Institute Scholar.

• Brief contents  Preface to the eighteenth editionLaw report abbreviationsTable of casesTable of statutes1 An overview of company law2 Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)3 Promotion, incorporation, membership and people with significant control4 The corporate veil5 Corporate governance6 The memorandum of association7 The articles of association8 Altering the articles of association9 The company and its contracts10 Directors and management11 The duties of directors12 Vacation of office, disqualification and the personal liability of directors13 Meetings and resolutions14 Allotments, calls and forfeiture of shares15 Shares and share capital16 Shares – payment and transfer17 Company flotations and insider dealing18 Capital maintenance and distribution19 Debentures and charges20 The statutory derivative action21 The protection of minorities22 Corporate insolvency – company rescue23 Corporate insolvency – procedures other than rescue24 Corporate insolvency – winding-up in contextIndex