Annotated Companies Legislation
2nd Edition
Published on 26. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
2352 pages
978-0-19-965269-3 (ISBN)
Description
As the only single volume commentary with a complete set of Company Law materials, Annotated Companies Legislation offers the legal practitioner a detailed section-by-section guide to the Companies Act 2006 and surviving parts of older legislation. The second edition of this well-regarded commentary provides up-to-date analysis on all recent developments and includes, in particular, a review of dynamic areas such as derivative claims, unfair prejudice, and directors' duties. This one-stop resource offers guidance on the interpretation of the law and the impact of changes made by the Companies Act 2006 by reference to case law, Hansard and Committee Reports and includes copies of all substantive secondary material. It is designed with the user in mind and provides derivation and destination tables which ease navigation around the 2006 regime. The book is organised according to the topics covered in the Parts of the 2006 Act and paragraph numbers reference the Parts and sections of the Act enhancing usability and making research quicker and easier. This second edition offers excellent value for money and a much-needed fresh commentary on companies legislation.
It provides a single, convenient and portable volume leaving the reader with no need to research elsewhere.
It provides a single, convenient and portable volume leaving the reader with no need to research elsewhere.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Barristers, solicitors, and academics practising in company/corporate and insolvency law.
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 60 mm
Weight
1952 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-965269-3 (9780199652693)
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Edited by John Birds, Formerly Professor of Commercial Law, University of Manchester
Robert Hildyard QC, 4 Stone Buildings, and Robert Miles QC, 4 Stone Buildings
Professor John Birds was Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Manchester.
Contributors:
4 Stone Buildings: Hermann Boeddinghaus; George Bompas QC; Jonathan Brettler; Jonathan Crow QC;
Andrew de Mestre; Peter Griffiths; Christopher Harrison; Richard Hill; Adam Holliman;
Charles Marquand; Tiran Nersessian; Sharif Shivji; and Alastair Tomson
Professor John Birds, University of Manchester; Nigel Boardman, Slaughter and May;
Jonathan Cotton, Slaughter and May; Rebecca Cousin, Slaughter and May; Dr John De Lacy, University of Sheffield;
Professor Alan Dignam, Queen Mary, University of London; Sean Geraghty, Dechert; Robert Goddard, Aston University;
Chris Hale, Travers Smith; David Kershaw, London School of Economics;
Professor John Lowry; University College London; Professor Iain MacNeil, University of Glasgow;
Mike Metcalf, KPMG LLP; Professor David Milman, Lancaster University; Richard O'Brien, Dechert;
Alex Owen, KPMG LLP; Tolek Petch, Slaughter and May; Jan Putnis, Slaughter and May:
Dr Arad Reisberg, University College London; Chris Riley, University of Durham; Ian Shawyer, Travers Smith and
Rachel Woodburn, Travers Smith
Robert Hildyard QC, 4 Stone Buildings, and Robert Miles QC, 4 Stone Buildings
Professor John Birds was Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Manchester.
Contributors:
4 Stone Buildings: Hermann Boeddinghaus; George Bompas QC; Jonathan Brettler; Jonathan Crow QC;
Andrew de Mestre; Peter Griffiths; Christopher Harrison; Richard Hill; Adam Holliman;
Charles Marquand; Tiran Nersessian; Sharif Shivji; and Alastair Tomson
Professor John Birds, University of Manchester; Nigel Boardman, Slaughter and May;
Jonathan Cotton, Slaughter and May; Rebecca Cousin, Slaughter and May; Dr John De Lacy, University of Sheffield;
Professor Alan Dignam, Queen Mary, University of London; Sean Geraghty, Dechert; Robert Goddard, Aston University;
Chris Hale, Travers Smith; David Kershaw, London School of Economics;
Professor John Lowry; University College London; Professor Iain MacNeil, University of Glasgow;
Mike Metcalf, KPMG LLP; Professor David Milman, Lancaster University; Richard O'Brien, Dechert;
Alex Owen, KPMG LLP; Tolek Petch, Slaughter and May; Jan Putnis, Slaughter and May:
Dr Arad Reisberg, University College London; Chris Riley, University of Durham; Ian Shawyer, Travers Smith and
Rachel Woodburn, Travers Smith
Content
1. General Introductory Provisions ; 2. Company Formation ; 3. A Company's Constitution ; 4. A Company's Capacity and Related Matters ; 5. A Company's Name ; 6. A Company's Registered Office ; 7. Re-Registration as a Means of Altering a Company's Status ; 8. A Company's Members ; 9. Exercise of Members' Rights ; 10. A Company's Directors ; 11. Derivative Claims and Proceedings by Members ; 12. Company Secretaries ; 13. Resolutions and Meetings ; 14. Control of Political Donations and Expenditure ; 15. Accounts and Reports ; 16. Audit ; 17. A Company's Share Capital ; 18. Acquisition by Limited Company of its Own Shares ; 19. Debentures ; 20. Private and Public Companies ; 21. Certification and Transfer of Securities: General ; 22. Information about Interests in a Company's Shares ; 23. Distributions ; 24. A Company's Annual Return ; 25. Company Charges ; 26. Arrangements and Reconstructions ; 27. Mergers and Divisions of Public Companies ; 28. Takeovers etc ; 29. Fraudulent Trading ; 30. Protection of Members Against Unfair Prejudice ; 31. Dissolution and Restoration to the Register ; 32. Company Investigations: Amendments ; 33. UK Companies not Formed under the Companies Acts ; 34. Overseas Companies ; 35. The Registrar of Companies ; 36. Offences under the Companies Acts ; 37. Companies Supplementary Provisions ; 38. Companies: Interpretation ; 39. Companies: Minor Amendments ; 40. Company Directors: Foreign Disqualification etc ; 41. Business Names ; 42. Statutory Auditors ; 43. Transparency Obligations and Related Matters ; 44. Miscellaneous Provisions ; 45. Northern Ireland ; 46. General Supplementary Provisions ; 47. Final Provisions ; 48. Schedules ; 49. Uncertificated Securities Regulations ; 50. CA 1985 Pt XVIII Floating Charges (Scot) ; 51. Table A and Model Articles of Association ; Statutory Instruments