Brian Pillans, Nicholas Bourne

Scottish Company Law

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The second edition of this successful book incorporates many important developments, such as the changing judicial approach to directors' duties and disqualification orders, recent developments in auditors' liability and the effect of the House of Lords decision in Sharp v Thompson. New legislation includes the Competition Act 1998 and the Human Rights Act 1998. Recent work of the Law Commissions on Shareholder Remedies and Directors Duties is examined. The ongoing debate on corporate governance is brought up to date with the incorporation of the Greenbury and Hampel Reports and the Combined Code on Corporate Governance and the work of the DTI on reform of company law is explained.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Riba Publishing
• 2nd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9781859415351
• ISBN-10: 1859415350
• Artikelnr.: 21021271

Autorenporträt

Brian Pillans

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 THE SALOMON PRINCIPLE AND THE CORPORATE VEIL
Chapter 3 PROMOTERS
Chapter 4 ISSUE OF SHARES TO THE PUBLIC
CHAPTER 5 THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
Chapter 6 THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
Chapter 7 SHARES AND PAYMENT OF CAPITAL
Chapter 8 THE PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS
Chapter 9 THE MAINTENANCE OF CAPITAL
CHAPTER 10 DIRECTORS
CHAPTER 11 DIRECTORS' DUTIES
CHAPTER 12 POWERS OF DIRECTORS
CHAPTER 13 INSIDER DEALING
CHAPTER 14 MINORITY PROTECTION
CHAPTER 15 COMPANY MEETINGS
CHAPTER 16 ACCOUNTS, ANNUAL RETURN, AUDITORS
CHAPTER 17 COMPANY SECRETARY
CHAPTER 18 DEBENTURES AND SECURITIES
CHAPTER 19 RECEIVERSHIP
CHAPTER 20 VOLUNTARY ARRANGEMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 21 INVESTIGATIONS
CHAPTER 22 TAKEOVERS, RECONSTRUCTIONS AND AMALGAMATIONS
CHAPTER 23 LIQUIDATION
CHAPTER 24 COMPANY LAW - THE FUTURE INDEX