Details
- The only book on company law to be updated annually, Mayson, French & Ryan can be relied upon to provide you with the most-up-to-date information, including the latest cases and statutory changes
- A clear and concise writing style provides thorough explanations of even the most difficult aspects of company law, ensuring readers can fully grasp the intricacies of this subject
- Comprehensive topic coverage and easy-to-use format makes this ideal as both a textbook and reference guide
- Expertly deals with both the technical details and theoretical issues which surround company law and its future development
- Accompanied by an Online Resource Centre which provides regular updates to ensure you are always kept informed of the latest developments in the law
New to this edition
- Changes in annual returns
- Draft Financial Services Bill
- Proposals for simplification of reporting for micro-companies
- Proposals for control of directors' remuneration
- Pre-packs in administration
- VTB Capital plc v Nutritek International Corporation on corporate veil
- Chandler v Cape plc on parent company's duty of care to employee of subsidiary
- Re Mumtaz Properties Ltd on de facto directors
- Towers v Premier Waste Management Ltd on directors' conflicts of interest
- Fulham Football Club (1987) Ltd v Richards on stay of unfair prejudice petition in favour of arbitration
- Belmont Park Investments Pty Ltd v BNY Corporate Trustee Services Ltd on the anti-deprivation principle
- Re Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander Ltd (No 2) on the rule against double proof
Combining technical detail with a clear and easy-to-follow writing style, this new edition of Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law continues to provide an excellent grounding in all aspects of company law, making it the go-to text for students and practitioners alike.
The only company law textbook to be updated annually, Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law enables you to confidently approach this sometimes complex area of study. With chapter summary points and a useful 'what is in this chapter' feature, Mayson, French & Ryan is easy to use and presents information in a readily accessible and compact format. An accompanying Online Resource Centre provides further support with regular updates.
In this highly readable account, areas of uncertainty and ambiguity are treated in detail, with quotations from important cases used to accompany discussions and illustrate the practical implications of the law. From the classroom to the boardroom, Mayson, French & Ryan is the ideal learning aid and reference guide for all the central issues of company law.
Readership: Suitable for law students taking LLB, LLM and LPC company law courses, as well as practitioners. This book may also be useful for students taking finance and business related courses, as well as company directors, bankers, accountants and other professionals.
Part I - Introduction
1: Introduction
Part 2 - Establishment
2: Registration
3: Articles of Association
4: Transparency
5: Corporate Personality
Part 3 - Finance
6: Shares
7: Offering Shares to the Public
8: Transfer of Shares
9: Accounts
10: Distributions and the Maintenance of Capital
11: Borrowing, Credit and Security
12: Marketable Loans
13: Market Abuse
Part 4 - Governance
14: Shareholders
15: Directors
16: Director's Duties
17: Corporate Officers and Promoters
18: Remedies for Maladministration
19: Acting for a Company: Agency and Attribution
Part 5 - Insolvency and Liquidation
20: Company Insolvency and Liquidation
Derek French, Editor of Blackstone's Civil Practice and Blackstone's Statutes on Company Law, Stephen Mayson, Professor of Strategy and Director of the Legal Services Institute, and Visiting Professor at IE Law School, Madrid, and Christopher Ryan, Professor of Law and Associate Dean, the City Law School, City University London, formerly Head of Department at the City Law School and Chief Examiner for Regulation and Compliance for the Security Industry examinations of the London Stock Exchange.
Review(s) from previous edition
"Clearly written with a voice of authority - Nick Dearden, Senior lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
"Stella as ever " - Tim Pryce-Brown, Senior lecturer, University of Glamorgan
"Accessible and well written " - Sabine Hassler, Lecturer, University of the West of England
"An essential element of my preparation for the teaching of Company Law and also an essential book for the students." - Andreas Ruhmkorf, Lecturer, University of Sheffield
"This is an excellent textbook - well-structured, well-written and thorough. Students enjoy using it and it is excellent exam preparation." - Andreas Ruhmkorf, Lecturer, University of Sheffield
"an extremely readable and academically stimulating account of company law. It should therefore be the first choice for any law student, practitioner or individual interest...In my view there is simply no better text." - Student Law Journal
"Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law addresses complex issues in a straightforward fashion, and contains detail which is relevant to the meeting room as well as the lecture theatre." - Alex Tamlyn, Capital Markets and Company Law Practitioner
"Excellent as always. Readable, understandable, and comprehensible. It is a book which has everything a student needs within it." - Dr Clare Chambers, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of the West of England
