Company Law in Context is an ideal main text for company law and corporate governance courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. In this sophisticated book, David Kershaw combines commentary and explanation (55%) with the primary case and statutory materials (45%). The book places the study of company law in its economic, business, and social context in order to make more accessible and relevant the cases, statutes, and other forms of regulation that make up company law. One technique deployed by the book to contextualise company law is the use of a simple case study that tracks,...

Providing a clear and comprehensive exposition of takeover law in the UK, this book analyses the principles behind the Takeover Code, explaining the origin, effect, and operation of the rules and regulation with reference to practice and theory.

Set in an economic context, the book includes coverage of the jurisprudence of the Takeover Panel, and includes comparative coverage of relevant aspects of US takeover law. This book offers an in-depth understanding of takeover regulation while also providing a degree of context and background to make sense of the regulation. A thoughtful...