Company Law

ISBN-13: 9781352010008 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 307 str.

Janet Dine; Marios Koutsias

Spis treści

1. Introduction.- 2. Corporate Governance.- 3. Articles of Association.- 4. The Power to Represent the Company.- 5. Shares.- 6. The Regulation of Investment Business.- 7. Maintenance of Capital.- 8. The Management of the Company.- 9. Directors' Duties.- 10. Shareholders' Remedies.- 11. Lending Money and Securing Loans.- 12. Takeovers, Reconstructions and Amalgamations.- 13. Insolvency.- 14. Multinational Companies.

O autorze

Janet Dine is Professor of International Economic Development Law at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. She has practised at the bar in England and Wales and lectured in law at the University of Essex, London Guildhall University and Kings College London.

Marios Koutsias is a Senior Lecturer in EU Commercial Law and Company Law at the University of Essex, UK. He has practised as a lawyer in Greece and in Brussels at the offices of the European Commission.

Blurb

This popular textbook is a complete and accessible guide to the legal framework in which companies operate. The book explains in detail the functioning of multinational corporations and the complex issues that emerge from their cross-jurisdictional presence, as well as corporate insolvency and takeovers and the challenges stemming from the multi-jurisdictional aspect of corporate activities.

Logically structured, the authors’ clear writing style and the strong pedagogical approach help students understand this complex area of the law by explaining key concepts in a straightforward manner.

This new edition offers:

• The latest case law
• Up-to-date material on directors’ duties and derivative claims
• An in-depth and expanded yet clear analysis of complex areas like corporate governance and multinational corporations

This book is essential reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate law students who wish to gain a thorough understanding of the subject.

 

Janet Dine is Professor of International Economic Development Law at Queen Mary University of

London and was Director of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies from 2005–2008.

Marios Koutsias is a Senior Lecturer in Company Law and EU Commercial Law at the University

of Essex. He is a qualified lawyer and member of the Greek Bar.

‘Dine and Koutsias have put together a textbook that provides an in-depth analysis of the legal framework in which companies operate in plain and understandable language. It combines an easy-to-follow structure with a student-friendly format.’ – Stelios Andreadakis, Brunel University London, UK