Syllabus. Part 1 Company formation and records: the nature of a company; types of company; formation; publicity; company records and registers; accounts and audit; memorandum of association; objects; articles of association. Part 2 Share and loan capital: share capital; maintenance of capital; shares; dividends; listing and prospectuses; insider dealing; loan capital and charges. Part 3 Management and administration of companies: directors; directors' powers; directors' duties; company secretary and officers; meetings; shareholders; minority protection. Part 4 Reconstructions, mergers and takeovers: reconstructions, mergers and takeovers. Part 5 Liquidation and dissolution: liquidation procedure; transactions arising in a liquidation; powers and duties of liquidators.
