Pettet's company law :
Pettet, B. G.
Pettet's company law : company and capital markets law / Company law Ben Pettet ; contributors, John Lowry, Arad Reisberg. - 3rd ed. - New York : Pearson Longman, 2009. - li, 479 p. ; 23 cm.
Rev. ed. of: Company law. 2nd ed. 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The nature of company law -- Corporate entity, limited liability, and incorporation -- Legal theory and company law -- Entrenchment of rights -- Organisation of functions and corporate powers -- Relations with third parties : agency and constitutional limitations -- The governance problem and the mechanisms of meetings -- Duties of directors -- Other legal constraints on directors' powers -- Role of self-regulation -- Shareholder litigation : the derivative claim -- Shareholder litigation : winding up on just and equitable grounds and the unfair prejudice remedy -- Techniques of corporate finance -- Raising and maintenance of capital -- Financial assistance for the acquisition of shares -- Policy and theory in securities regulation/capital markets law -- The Regulatory Machinery of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 -- The regulation of public offerings of shares -- The regulation of insider dealing and market abuse -- The regulation of takeovers -- Insolvency and liquidation procedures -- Disqualification of directors.
9781405847308
Corporation law--Great Britain.
346.41066 BEN / 0035300
Pettet's company law : company and capital markets law / Company law Ben Pettet ; contributors, John Lowry, Arad Reisberg. - 3rd ed. - New York : Pearson Longman, 2009. - li, 479 p. ; 23 cm.
Rev. ed. of: Company law. 2nd ed. 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The nature of company law -- Corporate entity, limited liability, and incorporation -- Legal theory and company law -- Entrenchment of rights -- Organisation of functions and corporate powers -- Relations with third parties : agency and constitutional limitations -- The governance problem and the mechanisms of meetings -- Duties of directors -- Other legal constraints on directors' powers -- Role of self-regulation -- Shareholder litigation : the derivative claim -- Shareholder litigation : winding up on just and equitable grounds and the unfair prejudice remedy -- Techniques of corporate finance -- Raising and maintenance of capital -- Financial assistance for the acquisition of shares -- Policy and theory in securities regulation/capital markets law -- The Regulatory Machinery of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 -- The regulation of public offerings of shares -- The regulation of insider dealing and market abuse -- The regulation of takeovers -- Insolvency and liquidation procedures -- Disqualification of directors.
9781405847308
Corporation law--Great Britain.
346.41066 BEN / 0035300