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Company Law, 10th Edition

Company Law, 10th Edition

Author: Alan Dignam; John Lowry
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198811831

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780198753285
Published In: August 2018
Format: Paperback , 576 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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The Core Text series takes the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing a reliable and invaluable guide for students of law at all levels. Written by leading academics and renowned for their clarity, these concise texts explain the intellectual challenges of each area of the law.

Company Law gives an authoritative and accurate account of key principles and demystifies this complex area of law without oversimplification. The text also includes valuable coverage of corporate governance and theory, including the current debates surrounding these areas. Company Law provides the perfect balance between depth, concision, and accessibility.

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

Alan Dignam is a Professor in Corporate Law at Queen Mary, University of London.

John Lowry is Professor and Chair of Commercial Law at the University of Hong Kong and Emeritus Professor of Law at UCL.

Review(s) from previous edition

"This remains an excellent, concise textbook on company law. - Christopher Riley, Reader in Law, Durham University

"My favourite shorter text on company law. The authors provide a crisp, clear overview of the law but remain analytical at the same time. It is very well structured and easy for students to follow. " - Rob Heywood, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of East Anglia