Butterworths Company Law Handbook, 28th Edition

A fully updated edition of the must–have ‘Blue Book.’ With its combination of statutes, statutory instruments and the latest European legislation, this title is considered the essential reference work for corporate lawyers, accountants, company secretaries, tax advisers, regulators and students.

Legislation is printed as currently in force with all amendments, repeals and revocations, providing full assurance that you are advising clients accurately. It is also cross–referenced to alternative legislation for a complete picture of company law as presently practiced.

New/amended legislation incorporated into the 28th edition include:

• Red Tape challenge – scraps / improves small company’s legislation
• Companies and Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2013
• Small Companies (Micro–Entities’ Accounts) Regulations 2013
• Companies (Revision of Defective Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2013
• Companies and Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2013
• Revision of Parts 18 and 25 of the Companies Act 2006 (share buybacks and registration of company charges)
• New provisions on directors pay introduced by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
• FSMA extensive amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 itself made by the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 and Capital Requirements Regulations 2013
• Revision of the UK Corporate Governance Code
• As always there will be a number of consequential amendments to CLH contents from various miscellaneous other enactments