UNDERSTANDING COMPANY LAW 3RD EDITION is a textbook for non-law students at polytechnics and universities studying the law of companies and business organisations. Providing an excellent balance between theory, case law and practice, UNDERSTANDING COMPANY LAW covers the essential concepts of company law, business organisations, financial markets and takeovers in a clear and straightforward manner.

The book is the outcome of the authors' long experience of teaching business law and company law to students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the University of Delhi. This, in fact, has made it possible for them to write on law without the use of legal jargon; thus ensuring that even the most complicated provisions of various legislations are explained in an easily comprehensible manner.This new edition of the book has been thoroughly updated and revised in accordance with the Companies Act, 2013. The amendments introduced by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, through its Eleventh Schedule to the Companies Act, 2013 have also been duly incorporated.

This volume brings together nine chapters by specialist legal historians that address the topic of the scale and size of companies, in both legal and economic history. The bundled texts cover different periods, from the Middle Ages, the Early Modern Period, to the nineteenth century. They analyse the historical development of basic features of present-day corporations and of other company types, among them the general and limited partnership. These features include limited liability and legal personality. A detailed overview is offered of how legal concepts and mercantile practice interacted, leading up to the corporate characteristics that are so important today. Contributors are: Anja Amend-Traut, Luisa Brunori, Dave De ruysscher, Stefania Gialdroni, Ulla Kypta, Bart Lambert, Annamaria Monti, Carlos Petit, and Bram Van Hofstraeten.

This publication covers the relevant topics studied in university business courses and would be useful to any student who needs a robust general understanding of New Zealand law relating to contracts, consumers, companies, financial markets and corporate governance. Content for this book is drawn from the bestselling titles Understanding Commercial Law, 9th edition and Understanding Company Law, 4th edition ¿ both new editions which have been updated to take account of recent developments, case law and legislation. The use of plain language throughout ensures that the work is invaluable to students coming to the topic for the first time or who have English as a second language.

GATES COMPANY LAW AND PRACTICE IN ZAMBIA is the first book of its kind by a Zambian author with a comprehensive take and profound analysis of the Companies Act Chapter 388 of the Laws of Zambia. Its focus on the Zambian Act and jurisprudence differentiates it from most texts on the Zambian market most of which are based on the UK Companies Acts past and present. The text therefore merges theory and practice adopting a writing style that is not only relevant and pithy but with sufficient profoundness as to enable the reader to gain a methodical appreciation of topics indispensable to a definitive comprehension of Zambian Company Law and Practice. In this way the text provides not only an introduction to the subject but an in depth explanation of what sometimes may seem a daunting subject. Features of the First Edition - Considers with unrivalled detail and focus the Companies Act Chapter 388 of the Laws of Zambia and its attendant amendments and puts Zambian case law development including decisions as late as December, 2016 front and centre of its analysis of Zambian company law. - Contains the historical development of company law in Zambia. - Includes excerpts and references to contemporary writing on the subject for purposes of giving a wider view of this area of the law. - Contains appendices of amendments to the main Act and Company Forms for ease of reference. - Contains a selection of past examination questions and selected model answers courtesy of Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) for use by those preparing for their Legal Practitioner Qualifying Examinations (LPQE). Gates Company Law and Practice in Zambia is an essential guide for students taking courses in company law and insolvency at undergraduate and postgraduate level in law and for those preparing for their post graduate LPQE administered by ZIALE. It is also an excellent study guide for those undertaking professional business programmes with a company or business law component. In addition, the work is also a key source of information for lecturers, legal practitioners and judges. For more from this author visit: www.reaganblankfeingates.com or our facebook page "Gates Company Law and Practice in Zambia"

"Company Law in New Zealand provides a comprehensive discussion and analysis of the principles of company law in NZ. The work covers all aspects of the law relating to companies from the fundamentals of company law and operation [of] the company's business through to formal insolvency"--

The focus of this manual is not what provisions to include in a given contract, but instead how to express those provisions in prose that is free ofthe problems that often afflict contracts.

Hicks & Goo's Cases and Materials on Company Law guides students through the complexities of company law with a broad selection of source materials, extracts from governmental and non-governmental sources as well as traditional cases and materials, that are placed in context with clear commentary. It covers all the principal areas of company law including corporate governance issues and securities and insolvency. The book concentrates on how the law facilitates and regulates the operation of companies, both large and small, reflecting the realities of current practice. Each section is preceded by a concise introduction to help students understand the significance of the material presented. Similarly, each case is preceded by a statement of its legal significance and a summary of the main facts. The book has been fully updated to include classic materials whilst retaining the breadth of sources. The contents have been restructured to reflect the way the course is taught and chapter introductions have been developed to place each chapter in context and examine how these relate to the subject as a whole.