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An Introduction to Company Law, 3rd Edition

An Introduction to Company Law, 3rd Edition

Author: Paul Davies
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198854920

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780199207763
Published In: February 2020
Format: Paperback , 352 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Since the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 the role of the company in society, especially the role of publicly traded companies, has acquired a political salience that was largely absent in the decades before the crisis. This concern has been reflected in both enhanced reporting requirements and in the latest version of the Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes applicable to the largest companies.

This books analyses these developments in full, as well as the more fundamental proposals for reform of corporate law that have been advanced outside official circles. The book also examines the functions of the five core features of company law-separate legal personality, limited liability, centralized management, shareholder control, and transferability of shares. It finally analyses the legal strategies available for moderating the frictions that these core features nevertheless generate for those providing the necessary inputs for a company's business.

Written by one of the field's foremost experts, Paul Davies' Introduction to Company Law provides a comprehensive conceptual introduction to the subject, giving readers a clear framework with which to navigate the intricacies of company law.

1: The Core Features of Company Law
2: Corporate Personality
3: Limiting Liability and Channelling Creditors' Claims
4: Limited Liability: The Limits of Creditor Self-help
5: Centralized Management I: Empowering Shareholders in Widely Held Companies
6: Centralized Management II: Directors' Duties
7: Centralized Management III: Setting the Board's Incentives
8: Majority and Minority Shareholders
9: Shareholder Control
10: International Company Law

Paul Davies, Allen & Overy Professor of Corporate Law, University of Oxford