Pettet's company law : company and capital markets law

Main Author: Pettet
Other Authors: Lowry,, Reisberg,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York: Pearson Longman, 2009.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The nature of company law
  • Corporate entity, limited liability, and incorporation
  • Legal theory and company law
  • Entrenchment of rights
  • Organisation of functions and corporate powers
  • Relations with third parties : agency and constitutional limitations
  • The governance problem and the mechanisms of meetings
  • Duties of directors
  • Other legal constraints on directors' powers
  • Role of self-regulation
  • Shareholder litigation : the derivative claim
  • Shareholder litigation : winding up on just and equitable grounds and the unfair prejudice remedy
  • Techniques of corporate finance
  • Raising and maintenance of capital
  • Financial assistance for the acquisition of shares
  • Policy and theory in securities regulation/capital markets law
  • The Regulatory Machinery of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
  • The regulation of public offerings of shares
  • The regulation of insider dealing and market abuse
  • The regulation of takeovers
  • Insolvency and liquidation procedures
  • Disqualification of directors