Bar Manual: Company Law in Practice, 10th Edition

Author: The City Law School
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198787723

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780198747390
Published In: December 2017
Format: Paperback , 264 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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The manual's practical approach to the subject includes an extended example with realistic documentation of a fictional case, giving students the opportunity to devleop skills they will need in practice
Gives students a thorough grounding in the substantive areas of company law they will need in practice
Fully updated with developments and case law related to the Companies Act 2006 and the modernisation of the Insolvency Rules.

Company Law in Practice provides a detailed overview of the salient topics in company law which the junior practitioner is most likely to encounter in the first years of practice. Such key topics covered include the constitution of companies, share and loan capital, directors' and shareholder meetings, the role and duties of directors, shareholder protection, insolvency and compulsory winding up. An extensive worked example offers students the opportunity to apply their knowledge and refine the legal skills required to be successful in practice.

Readership: Suitable for students undertaking an elective module in company law as part of the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).

1: Introduction
2: Companies proceedings
3: Constituion of companies
4: Share capital
5: Debentures
6: Decision making
7: Directors
8: Insolvency
9: Compulsory winding up
10: Advocacy in Companies Court proceedings
11: Shareholder protection
12: Just and equitable winding up
13: Unfair prejudice
14: Worked example

The City Law School

This manual is edited by Professor Stuart Sime, Barrister, BPTC Course Director, The City Law School

Contributors:
Authors
Professor Stuart Sime, Barrister, BPTC Course Director, The City Law School
Margot Taylor, Solicitor, formerly a Principal Lecturer at The City Law School

Editor
Professor Stuart Sime, Barrister, BPTC Course Director, The City Law School

Series Editor
Julie Browne, Barrister, Senior Lecturer, The City Law School