Company Law: Fundamental Principles

Table of Cases, Table of Statutes and Statutory Materials, Abbreviations 1. The Legal Characteristics of a Registered Company 2. The Courts Ability to Dislodge the Corporate Veil at Common Law or in Equity 3. The Formation of a Company 4. The Classification of Companies 5. The Influence of the European Union or UK Company Law 6. Corporate Liability 7. A Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association 8. A Company's Contractual Capacity 9. The Authority of Directors and Other Officers to Bind the Company 10. The Legal Nature and Characteristics of Holding Shares in a Limited Company 11. The Acquisition of Shares in a Public Company 12. The Classification and Maintenance of Share Capital 13. Insider Dealing and Related Matters 14. Loan Capital 15. The Priority Rights of Creditors and the Registration of Charges 16. Directors and the Management of a Company 17. Duties of the Management of a Company 18. The Company in General Meeting 19. The Division of a Company's Powers Between the Board and General Meeting 20. A Director's Personal Liability to Contribute Towards the Debts and Liabilities of the Company 21. The Disqualification of Company Directors 22. The Minority Shareholder and the Protection of the Company's Interests 23. The Statutory Protection of a Minority Shareholder 24. Department of Trade and Industry Investigations Appendix Index