Company Law

Practitioner Edition

Company Law - Practitioner Edition has been specially written with the busy accountant, company secretary and legal practitioner in mind. It contains a complete analysis of all aspects of Company Law, other than insolvency issues. It is fully cross-referenced and incorporates all up-to-date case law and legislation to the end of 2007. It is fully cross-referenced to the leading precedent books and the required forms, e.g. BCM Hanby Wallace s Commercial Precedents, Smith s Precedents and Longmans Precedents, along with all the prescribed statutory forms.

It includes comprehensive coverage on numerous specialist topics, such as pre-emption clauses in articles of association, debentures, registration of charges, group enterprises, closed companies, non-profit companies, state companies, international and EC aspects, procedures in company litigation, auditing requirements.

Contents: Regulation of companies; Corporate personality; Company formation; Governance The Members; Management the officers; Directors duties & liabilities; Share capital; Members rights; Minority shareholder protection; Fundamental changes; Takeovers & mergers; Closely-held companies; Group enterprises; Public companies; Distinctive companies; Accounts, Disclosures & investigations; Contracts & liability; Employees; Creditors & security; International & European aspects; Litigation; Winding up & striking Off; Insolvency.

Dr Michael Forde SC is a practising barrister.

Hugh Kennedy is a practising barrister specialising in commercial and chancery matters.