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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Company Law (Core Texts Series) by JOHN LOWRY
Aiming to demystify company law for today's student, this concise textbook offers an overview of the subject, covering the standard undergraduate company law syllabus. Enabling the student to see the area as a whole subject, it also discusses the current debates surrounding company law, including the reviews by the English and Scottish Law Commissions, the consultation papers issued by the Company Law Review Steering Group and the ensuing White Paper and Draft Companies Bill. Particular emphasis is given to corporate governance and the theoretical bases underlying company law._x000D_ _x000D_
1. Introduction to Company Law; 2. Corporate Personality and Limited Liability; 3. Lifting the Veil; 4. Promoters and Pre-incorporation Contracts; 5. Raising Capital: Equity and its Consequences; 6. Raising Capital: Debentures; 7. Share Capital; 8. The Constitution of the Company: Memorandum and Articles of Association: Dealing with Insiders; 9. Classes of Shares and Variation of Class Rights; 10. The Principle of Majority Rule; 11. Statutory Shareholder Remedies; 12. The Constitution of the Company: Dealing with Outsiders; 13. Corporate Management; 14. Directors' Duties; 15. Corporate Governance 1: Corporate Governance and Corporate Theory; 16. Corporate Governance 2: the UK Corporate Governance Debate; 17. Liquidations; Bibliography; Index_x000D_