This guide is a practical account of the law governing the operation of companies in the UK. Coverage is comprehensive, ranging from company formation right through to insolvency and dissolution, and is supported by a full range of case law examples. Written in a clear, non-legalistic style, the guide includes full coverage of key concepts such as the corporate veil, ultra vires and shareholder remedies and core topics such as incorporation, shares and share dealing, and directors.

This new edition has been revised and updated to include the latest developments in corporate law.

Each title in the ICSA Professional Development Series is a self-contained unit, covering the essentials the subject in a concise, easily digestible format. Topic coverage is comprehensive, and the books also include a number of features to reinforce understanding, and additional reference tools such as glossaries of key terms and directories of further reading and internet resources.

Paperback •  ISBN: 9781860723513 •   Published July 2006 • £32.50

Contents
 
Part 1: Company Structure and Incorporation
Incorporation and the corporate veil
Promoters, pre-incorporation  contracts and company registration
The Memorandum and Articles of Association
   
Part 2: Company Transactions,
Shares and Debentures
A company's contracts
Shares and share capital
Dealings in shares
Debentures
   
Part 3: Company Officers and Shareholder Relations
Directors and other officers
Directors' duties
Shareholder remedies
   
Part 4: Companies in Difficulty
Arrangements, administrations, reconstructions and takeovers
Winding up

About the author
Michael Griffiths: Michael Griffiths was formerly Deputy Head of the School of Legal Studies at the University of Wolverhampton. He lectures widely on a range of company law and insolvency issues, and is the author/editor/co-editor of many books and articles in these fields including Loose on the Company Director and Loose on Liquidators.