Company Law 13th ed

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Company Law 13th ed

Edited by Alan Dignam · John Lowry
Oxford University Press September 2025

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780198903840
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
September 2025
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Provides the perfect balance between depth, succinctness, and accessibility, demystifying complex areas of law.

Company Law gives a clear and authoritative account of the law, including key principles and valuable coverage of corporate governance and theory, as well as current debates surrounding these areas.

Key Features

  • Condenses an extremely complex subject and focuses on core principles helping students to understand the subject without compromising on academic integrity
  • Includes analysis of corporate theory, offering students a broader contextual understanding of the evolving law
  • Includes a strong pedagogical structure with: chapter introductions - enabling students to orientate themselves within the various aspects of company law; further reading - providing avenues for further study; and self-test questions - reinforcing learning, supporting revision, and assisting with examination recall
  • Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support

New to this Edition

  • Expanded coverage of Environmental , Social and Governance (ESG) factors in Chapters 13 and 14, ClientEarth v Shell plc [2023]
  • Covers the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 (effective from 2025) and Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulation 2024 (SI 2024/105)
  • Discussion of trading misfeasance in BHS litigation Wright v Chappell [2024]
  • Includes new legislation: Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023, Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
  • Includes new cases: Stanford International Bank Ltd v HSBC Bank plc [2022], BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA [2022], Byers v Saudi National Bank [2023], Re UKCloud Ltd (in liquidation) [2024], Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd [2024], Syspal Capital Ltd v Truman [2025], Rukhadze v Recovery Partners GP Ltd [2025]

Digital formats and resources

The 13th edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Law Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support.

Table of Contents

PART I: Fundamental Principles
1:Introduction to company law
2:Corporate personality and limited liability
3:Lifting the veil
4:Promoters and pre-incorporation contracts
5:Raising capital: equity and its consequences
6:Raising capital: debentures: fixed and floating charges

PART II: Behind the Corporate Veil
7:Share capital
8:The constitution of the company: dealing with insiders
9:Classes of shares and variation of class rights
10:Derivative claims
11:Statutory shareholder remedies

PART III: Issues of Corporate Authority
12:The constitution of the company: dealing with outsiders
13:Corporate management
14:Directors' duties
15:Corporate governance 1: corporate governance and corporate theory
16:Corporate governance 2: the UK corporate governance debate
17:Corporate rescue and liquidations in outline
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