Introduction to Company Law

• Concise and stimulating introduction that equips students with the necessary tools to understand the nature and scope of company law
• Identifies and examines the key functions and themes underlying the subject
• The author sets UK company law within the context of the latest international scholarship
• Paul Davies is one of the foremost company law experts

New to this edition

• Fully updated to include the Companies Act 2006
• Includes a new chapter on International Company Law, allowing students to address the important question of the appropriate role of the European Union in company law

Readership: Undergraduates and postgraduates studying company law as part of their course, those studying associated disciplines, readers wanting a concise introduction to the subject.

Paul Davies, Allen & Overy Professor of Corporate Law, University of Oxford

1: The Core Features of Company Law
2: Corporate Personality
3: Limiting Liability and Channelling Creditors' Claims
4: Limited Liability: The Limits of Creditor Self-help
5: Centralized Management I: Empowering Shareholders in Widely Held Companies
6: Centralized Management II: Directors' Duties
7: Centralized Management III: Setting the Board's Incentives
8: Majority and Minority Shareholders
9: Shareholder Control
10: International Company Law