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Boyle & Birds' Company Law is a well established leading textbook based on Gore-Browne on Companies. It combines a comprehensive and authoritative exploration of law and practice with an examination of the theoretical issues.
The new edition has been completely updated to take into account the latest legislation and case law.
The new edition has been completely updated to include:
- Legislative changes, including disclosure requirements on plcs under The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018
- Significant changes in corporate governance requirements
- Case law developments, including Supreme Court decisions in Eclairs Group Ltd v JKX Oil & Gas plc and Burnden Holdings (UK) Ltd v Fielding
- The abolition of "share warrants to bearer"
- The introduction of the Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129)
- The latest developments to Company Voluntary Arrangement
- Impact of Brexit
- The Development of the Registered Company
- The European Community and Company Law
- Legal Personality: Its Consequences and Limitations
- Registration, Formation and Promotion of Companies
- The Company’s Constitution
- Company Contracts
- Share Capital – Allotment and Maintenance
- Rights and Liabilities Attached to Shares: Reorganisations of Capital
- Transfer and Transmission of Shares
- Debentures, Charges and Registration
- Corporate Governance
- Membership of a Company
- Shareholders’ Meetings
- Accounts and Reports
- Management of a Company
- The Duties of Directors
- Shareholders’ Remedies
- The Public Issue of Securities
- Takeovers and Mergers
- Corporate Reconstruction and Insolvency
Professor John Birds
John Birds began his academic career at Queen Mary College London and then taught at the University of Sheffield for 28 years before moving to the University of Manchester in 2006. He was Professor of Commercial Law at Sheffield from 1989 to 2006 and Head of the Department of Law from 1987 to 1999 and from 2002 to 2005. He was Professor of Commercial Law at Manchester from 2006 to 2010 and Honorary Professor there from 2010 to 2011. He is now Emeritus Professor at Manchester and Honorary Professor at Sheffield, where he still does a little teaching.
He has published many books, articles and book chapters in company law and insurance law and held editorial positions in leading company and commercial law journals. He has lectured widely to both academic and professional audiences in both the UK and abroad.
He has acted as consultant to government and private bodies. He was a member of the Training Committee of the Law Society, a member of the Law Panel for the Research Assessment Exercise 2001 and a member of the Law Sub-Panel for the Research Assessment Exercise 2008. In 2003-04 he was President of the Society of Legal Scholars. Currently he is a member of the Project Group and Drafting Committee for the Restatement of European Insurance Contract Law and of the Advisory Panel for the Law Commission project on Insurance Contract Law.
Reviews for Boyle & Birds' Company Law 8th Edition
"The 8th Edition of Boyle & Birds´ Company Law was released in September 2011 and provides a well structured insight into company law from registration to dissolution of a company ... In 21 detailed chapters the practical workings and responsibilities of a company’s day to day administration are described. The authors first describe the historical background of registered companies, to then present the requirements of forming a registered company and its duties and management.
Furthermore, the impacts of European Union law on the UK company law, especially the resent developments, are outlined commendably. Noteworthy case law and new regulations have likewise been included in this revision of a company law classic, i.e. cases concerning derivative claims and the UK Corporate Governance Code 2010 ... In conclusion, Boyle & Birds´ Company Law gives a comprehensive overview, which enables the professional reader to obtain a well-structured knowledge of the UK Company law."
German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce
"The book deals effectively with Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) and other connected reforms through a comprehensive yest compact 21 chapters totalling more than 1,100 Pages ... The strength of this book lies in its clear analysis and its effective layout and structure.... good prominence and engagement with contemporary topics like the impact of EU company Law ... The approach of the books appears to concentrate on describing and explaining the various sections in the CA 2006 which is a huge task and this has been admirably and effectively achieved ... Finally, the book as it stands provides excellent coverage of CA 2006 and perfectlysuitable for comapny law students taking various professional law examinations as well as researchers needing a good and comprehensive understanding of the topic to build on in their particular pursuites."
Peter Yeoh
Business Law Review
"This book is nothing if not a time-saver for the hard-pressed practitioner ... Those professionally involved directly, or even indirectly in domestic company law will find this distinguished new edition of Boyle and Birds' an up-to-date, authoritative and reliable guide to this diverse and complex subject."
Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor
Richmond Green Chambers
Reviews for Boyle & Birds' Company Law 7th Edition
"well-researched, well-written and up-to-date account of contemporary domestic company law"
International Company and Commercial Law Review
"will take some beating as a reliable guide to the subject"
Accountancy
"superbly written combining authoritative text and excellent references ... excellent value for money and rightfully remains one of the leading company law texts"
Student Law Journal
"All too often, company law texts can degenerate into dense and overly technical accounts. It is thereforeextremely refreshing that such a comprehensive text is also wonderfully clear and fluid. The authors are to be commended on the clarity of the writing, and this book goes a long way towards making the topic more accessible ... Highly recommended. This is now the leading text for exposition of the law and it deserves a place on any reading list"
The Times Higher Educational Supplement
