3rd Edition

Understanding Company Law

By Alastair Hudson Copyright 2025
322 Pages
by Routledge

322 Pages
by Routledge

322 Pages
by Routledge

Understanding Company Law is a lively introduction to modern company law. It takes a unique approach to the subject, which also encompasses the important and growing fields of securities regulation, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. This textbook covers all of the key topics that a student reader will encounter in any company law course. The discussion presents the key... Read more

Ten things you need to know about company law 1. The birth of modern company law 2. The Salomon principle 3. The nature of modern companies 4. The legal structure of a company 5. The ownership of a company 6. The management and operation of a company 7. Directors’ duties 8. Shareholders' rights 9. Corporate governance 10. The company’s capital 11. Securities regulation and raising capital 12. Mergers and takeovers 13. Corporate insolvency.14. Corporate social responsibility 15. Thinking about company law

Biography

Alastair Hudson, LLB LLM PhD FRSA FHEA, Barrister, Lincoln’s Inn, is Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Reading. He has been voted Law Teacher of the Year and is a National Teaching Fellow.