Smith & Keenan's Company Law

Professor Charles Wild is Head of Law at the University of Bradford, Visiting Professor at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China, and a practicing solicitor specializing in the areas of Company Law, Commercial Contracts, and Corporate Insolvency.Professor Stuart Weinstein is a solicitor and attorney with over twenty-five years’ practice experience in the US, UK and Korea, and is a recognised expert on legal risk management in companies. He lectures at Aston University.

• 1. Introduction to company law2. Promotion, incorporation and registration3. Limited liability, corporate personality and the corporate veil4. The articles of association5. Directors and corporate management6. Directors’ duties7. Removal of directors, disqualification and the personal liability of directors8. Corporate governance and codes of conduct9. Share capital, class rights and resolutions10. Payment and transfer of shares11. Capital maintenance and distributions12. Debentures and charges13. The statutory derivative action14. Unfair prejudice and minority protection15. Corporate failure and corporate rescue16. Administration of a company17. Liquidation and the distribution of assets