Contemporary Australian Corporate Law
- Authors:
- Stephen Bottomley, Australian National University, Canberra
- Kath Hall, Australian National University, Canberra
- Peta Spender, Australian National University, Canberra
- Beth Nosworthy, University of Adelaide
- Date Published: December 2017
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from July 2023
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781316628270
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Contemporary Australian Corporate Law provides an authoritative, contextual and critical analysis of Australian corporate and financial markets law, designed to engage today's LL.B. and JD students. Written by leading corporate law scholars, the text provides a number of features including: a well-structured presentation of topics for Australian corporate law courses, consistent application of theory with discussion of corporate law principles (both theoretical and historical), comprehensive discussion of case law with modern examples, and integration of corporate law and corporate governance, all with clarity, insight and technical excellence. Central concepts are enhanced with dynamic and relevant discussions of corporate law in context, including debates relating to the role of corporations in society, the global convergence of corporate law as well as corporations and human rights. Exploring the social, political and economic forces which shape modern corporations law, Contemporary Australian Corporate Law encourages a forward-thinking approach to understanding key concepts within the field.
Read more- Explains the rules, principles, doctrines and policies that, together, constitute corporate law in Australia to students taking their first course in corporate law
- Locates rules in their legal, social, economic and political context to provide deeper understanding and to recognise how corporations have become an integral part of the contemporary social fabric
- The authors' experience of teaching corporate law for many years brings a logical order to the subject matter with clarity, insight and technical excellence
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- Date Published: December 2017
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781316628270
- length: 652 pages
- dimensions: 246 x 173 x 33 mm
- weight: 1.14kg
- contains: 3 tables
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from July 2023
Table of Contents
1. Context, history and regulation
2. Corporate law theory and debates
3. The company as a separate legal entity
4. Formation and types of companies
5. The internal rules of a company
6. Corporate contracting
7. Decision-making, meetings and reporting
8. Corporate finance
9. Corporate fundraising
10. An overview of directors' duties
11. Duty of care, skill and diligence
12. Duties of good faith
13. Conflicts of interest
14. Members' rights and remedies
15. Receivership, schemes of arrangement and voluntary administration
16. Winding up and liquidation
17. Financial markets and financial services
18. Takeovers.
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