. The nature of a company

2. The corporate veil

3. Companies and partnerships compared

4. Promotion and incorporation

5. The constitution of the company – the memorandum of association  

6. The constitution of the company – the articles of association  

7. The constitution of the company – altering the articles  

8. The company and its contracts  

9. The capital of a company   

10. Capital maintenance – generally

11. Capital maintenance – company distributions

12. Company flotations  

13. Shares – generally   

14. Shares – transfer and transmission   

15. Shares – payment for and insider dealing   

16. Membership – capacity, registration, director and substantial holdings, annual return

17. The statutory derivative action

18. The protection of minorities  

19. Directors and management – generally 

20. Financial arrangements with, and fair dealing by, directors

21. The duties of directors

22. Vacation of office, disqualification and personal liability

23. Meetings and resolutions   

24. Debentures and charges   

25. Accounts and audit  

26. Amalgamations, reconstructions and takeovers

27. Corporate insolvency – company rescue

28. Corporate insolvency – procedures other than rescue   

29. Corporate insolvency – winding-up in context  

Answers to test your knowledge questions

Appendix 1 – Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008, SI 2008/3229  

Appendix 2 - Companies (Tables A to F) Regulations 1985 (SI 1985/805) as amended by SI 2007/2541 and SI 2007/2826

Index   

Charles Wild, Head of the Law School, University of Hertfordshire

Stuart Weinstein, Univeristy of Hertfordshire