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Pettet's Company Law : company and capital markets law / Ben Pettet ; contributors, John Lowry, Arad Reisberg.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Essex, England : Pearson Longman, 2009.Edition: 3rd edDescription: liii, 479 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781405847308 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Company law [Cover title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 346.06641 22 PET
Contents:
The nature of company law -- Corporate entity, limited liability, and incorporation -- Legal theory and company law -- Entrenchment of rights -- Organisation of functions and corporate powers -- Relations with third parties : agency and constitutional limitations -- The governance problem and the mechanisms of meetings -- Duties of directors -- Other legal constraints on directors' powers -- Role of self-regulation -- Shareholder litigation : the derivative claim -- Shareholder litigation : winding up on just and equitable grounds and the unfair prejudice remedy -- Techniques of corporate finance -- Raising and maintenance of capital -- Financial assistance for the acquisition of shares -- Policy and theory in securities regulation/capital markets law -- The Regulatory Machinery of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 -- The regulation of public offerings of shares -- The regulation of insider dealing and market abuse -- The regulation of takeovers -- Insolvency and liquidation procedures -- Disqualification of directors.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Books Hamu Mukasa Library Closed Access l Short Loan 346.06641 PET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) In transit from Hamu Mukasa Library to Hamu Mukasa Library - Law and Science section; Level 3 since 09.03.2022 106281

Rev. ed. of: Company law. 2nd ed. 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index(p.462-479)

The nature of company law -- Corporate entity, limited liability, and incorporation -- Legal theory and company law -- Entrenchment of rights -- Organisation of functions and corporate powers -- Relations with third parties : agency and constitutional limitations -- The governance problem and the mechanisms of meetings -- Duties of directors -- Other legal constraints on directors' powers -- Role of self-regulation -- Shareholder litigation : the derivative claim -- Shareholder litigation : winding up on just and equitable grounds and the unfair prejudice remedy -- Techniques of corporate finance -- Raising and maintenance of capital -- Financial assistance for the acquisition of shares -- Policy and theory in securities regulation/capital markets law -- The Regulatory Machinery of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 -- The regulation of public offerings of shares -- The regulation of insider dealing and market abuse -- The regulation of takeovers -- Insolvency and liquidation procedures -- Disqualification of directors.

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