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Criminal Law provides an essential guide to all aspects of criminal law doctrine and the theories and policy considerations which underpin it. Criminal Law forms part of the successful Longman Law series, trusted by generations of students to spark their intellectual curiosity, it provide today's law students with the best possible basis for legal study through: - Clear, academically rich and scholarly exposition of legal doctrine - Scintillating analysis of the theories, policies and societal influences underpinning the legal principles - Engaging author commentary, a highly readable style and innovative stylistic features to support study and illuminate the complexities of the law Cover......Page 1 Pettet’s Company Law......Page 4 Contents in brief......Page 8 Contents in detail......Page 10 Preface to the fourth edition......Page 21 Preface to the first edition......Page 22 Foreword to the fourth edition......Page 24 Acknowledgements......Page 25 Table of cases......Page 26 Table of statutes......Page 41 Table of statutory instruments......Page 57 Table of European legislation......Page 61 Part 1: Foundation and theory......Page 64 1.1 Preliminary......Page 66 1.2 Rationale, abstract and agenda......Page 67 1.3 Scope of this work......Page 71 1.4 The genesis of company law......Page 72 1.5 The present companies legislation......Page 73 B The company law programme: UK implementation......Page 74 C The EC Commission’s company law action plan......Page 77 A Company limited by shares......Page 78 B Public or private......Page 79 C Small closely-held and dispersed-ownership companies......Page 80 A Other types of companies......Page 81 B Other organisations and bodies......Page 83 C Partnerships......Page 84 B The agencies of company law reform 1......Page 86 C The 1998 review 1......Page 90 D The Companies Act 2006 1......Page 93 A The ‘Salomon' doctrine......Page 95 B Piercing the corporate veil......Page 96 C Corporate liability for torts and crimes 1......Page 99 A The meaning of limited liability......Page 103 B The continuing debate about the desirability of limited liability......Page 104 C Fraudulent trading and wrongful trading......Page 105 2.3 Groups of companies......Page 109 A Formal requirements......Page 111 C Publicity and the continuing role of the Registrar......Page 115 D Promoters and pre-incorporation contracts......Page 116 E Right of establishment......Page 118 3.1 The role of theory in company law......Page 120 A The theories......Page 121 B Rationale and application of the theories......Page 122 3.3 Managerialism......Page 123 A Alignment......Page 126 C Global convergence in corporate governance......Page 127 A Social responsibility......Page 130 B Industrial democracy......Page 132 C Stakeholder company law......Page 133 D The Company Law Review and stakeholders......Page 136 A Efficiency as a moral value......Page 137 B The theory of the firm......Page 139 3.7 Future issues......Page 147 Part 2: The constitution of the company ......Page 150 4.2 Articles of association......Page 152 A The company’s objects......Page 153 4.3 Shareholder agreements......Page 158 A Introduction......Page 161 C Alteration of articles......Page 162 D Entrenchment provisions in the articles......Page 164 E Variation of class rights......Page 165 F Compromises and arrangements under s. 895......Page 169 G Other methods of reconstruction......Page 173 5.2 The institutions of the company: the board and the shareholders......Page 175 A Introduction......Page 177 B Reforming the rule: a historical overview......Page 178 C Core provisions of the 2006 reforms: a company’s capacity and related matters......Page 185 D Pulling it together......Page 188 6.2 Agency......Page 190 6.3 The Turquand doctrine......Page 193 6.4 The ‘relationship’ between Turquand and agency......Page 194 6.5 Section 40 of the Companies Act 2006......Page 197 Part 3: Corporate governance ......Page 202 7.1 Alignment of managerial and shareholder interests......Page 204 A Directors as managers and ‘alter ego’......Page 205 B Appointment and retirement of directors......Page 206 C Proceedings at directors’ meetings......Page 207 D Remuneration of directors......Page 208 A The general meeting as the residual authority of the company......Page 209 B Resolutions at meetings......Page 210 C The shareholders’ general meetings......Page 211 D Convening of meetings and notice......Page 212 E Shareholder independence – meetings and resolutions......Page 213 F Procedure at meetings......Page 214 7.4 Problems with the meeting concept......Page 215 7.5 Meetings in small closely-held companies......Page 217 8.1 Introduction......Page 220 A The duty to act within powers......Page 223 B Duty to promote the success of the company......Page 224 C Duty to exercise independent judgment......Page 229 D Duty to exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence......Page 231 E Duty to avoid conflicts of interest 1......Page 233 G Duty to declare interest in a proposed or existing transaction or arrangement......Page 244 I Remedies for breach of duty......Page 246 A Ought fairly to be excused......Page 247 8.4 Duty not to commit an unfair prejudice......Page 248 A Regulating specific conflict-transactions......Page 249 B Controls over issue of shares......Page 253 C Statutory provisions in terrorem......Page 254 A The policy of disclosure of the financial affairs of the company......Page 256 B Accounts and reports......Page 257 C Publicity......Page 261 E The role of the auditors......Page 262 F Company secretary......Page 265 G Government and other agencies......Page 266 8.8 Concluding remarks......Page 268 9.1 Reliance on self-regulation......Page 270 B Structural and functional alterations......Page 272 D Enhanced quality of disclosure......Page 273 9.4 The Hampel Report: evolution of the Combined Code 1998......Page 274 9.5 The Higgs Review and the Combined Code 2003......Page 275 9.6 The Combined Code (2006 and June 2008)......Page 276 B Disclosure of corporate governance arrangements and listing rules......Page 278 C Excerpts and summary of the main provisions 1......Page 280 A Background......Page 288 B The FRC consultation on the UK Stewardship Code principles......Page 290 C Responses to the FRC consultation on the UK Stewardship Code principles......Page 291 D The UK Stewardship Code principles and guidance......Page 292 E The scope and application of the UK Stewardship Code......Page 294 G Adherence to the Stewardship Code......Page 295 9.9 The EU corporate governance Green Paper......Page 296 9.11 Conclusions......Page 297 10.1 Introduction: shareholder litigation generally......Page 300 A Doctrine of Foss v Harbottle......Page 301 B The principle of majority rule......Page 302 C The ‘exceptions’ to Foss v Harbottle......Page 303 D The striking out of derivative actions 1......Page 305 10.3 Deficiencies in the common law and the approach to reform......Page 310 A Introduction......Page 312 B General principles......Page 313 C Scope of application 1......Page 314 D Procedural requirements 1......Page 320 E Criteria for the grant of leave 1......Page 323 10.5 An assessment of Part 11......Page 334 10.6 The new derivative claim procedure in action: shadows of the past?......Page 338 10.7 The future of derivative claims: much ado about nothing?......Page 344 11.1 Introduction......Page 346 11.2 Winding up on just and equitable grounds......Page 347 B Unfair prejudice 1......Page 348 Phillips......Page 357 Part 4: Corporate finance law......Page 374 A Assets and capital......Page 376 C Cash flows and capital raising......Page 377 A Initial finance......Page 378 B Venture capital financing......Page 379 C Raising capital through debt......Page 380 A Definitions of share capital......Page 382 C Preferential subscription rights......Page 384 D Nature of shares and membership......Page 385 E Classes and types of shares 1......Page 386 F Transfer of and transactions in shares 1......Page 389 A The definition of a debenture and the distinction between a fixed and a floating charge......Page 392 B Registration requirements for charges 1......Page 395 A Introduction......Page 400 B Discounts......Page 401 C Premiums......Page 402 A The meaning of the doctrine......Page 404 B The Company Law Review and the reforms of the Companies Act 2006......Page 406 C Statements of capital......Page 408 D Reduction of capital 1......Page 409 E Company purchase of own shares 1......Page 414 F Dividends and distributions......Page 418 14.1 Background and development of the present law......Page 423 14.2 The modern scope of the prohibitions......Page 427 14.3 Meaning of financial assistance......Page 430 14.4 Principal/larger purpose exceptions......Page 432 14.5 Private company exception......Page 436 14.6 Other exceptions......Page 437 B Civil consequences......Page 439 Part 5: Securities regulation......Page 444 15.1 The relationship between traditional company law and securities regulation......Page 446 15.2 The birth of securities regulation......Page 447 15.3 The SEC......Page 449 A The self-regulation era – the SIB and FSA......Page 452 B Statutory securities regulation: accountability issues......Page 455 C The Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority 1......Page 457 A Aims of securities regulation......Page 460 B Techniques of securities regulation......Page 462 C The statutory objectives of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the FSA’s and FCA’s duties......Page 464 D IOSCO and global convergence......Page 466 E Financial market integration in the EU 1......Page 467 16.1 Introduction......Page 479 A The credit rating agencies industry......Page 480 B Defining credit ratings......Page 481 C The use of credit ratings made by market participants......Page 482 E Distinguishing credit rating agencies from other rating agencies......Page 484 A General criticism......Page 486 B Criticisms in light of the financial crisis......Page 488 B Asset securitisation......Page 491 C Collateralised debt obligations......Page 492 A Introduction......Page 496 B The IOSCO model......Page 497 C The Financial Stability Forum......Page 498 E The Turner Review in the UK......Page 499 F The EU regulation on CRAs......Page 501 A Credit ratings: just an opinion?......Page 505 B The traditional approach on liability in the US, EU and the UK......Page 506 C Policy considerations......Page 509 D Is imposing liability on credit rating agencies just a matter of time?......Page 510 16.7 Final matters......Page 511 A The general prohibition......Page 515 B Regulated activities 1......Page 516 D Territorial scope of the general prohibition......Page 518 E The financial promotion regime......Page 519 A Methods of authorisation......Page 520 B Part IV permissions......Page 521 C The register......Page 522 A Textures of regulation......Page 523 C The FSA Principles for Businesses......Page 525 D Ancillary regimes......Page 527 A Background......Page 528 B The basic regulatory position under FSMA 2000......Page 530 C The marketing of collective investment schemes: restricted......Page 531 E Open-ended investment companies......Page 532 A ‘Policing the perimeter’......Page 533 B Disciplinary measures......Page 534 C Restitution, private actions for damages and insolvency......Page 537 17.8 Investor compensation......Page 538 17.9 Financial ombudsman service......Page 539 17.11 Final matters......Page 540 B Public offerings of securities 1......Page 542 18.3 The Listing Directives and the Prospectus Directive......Page 548 A The ‘competent authority’......Page 549 B Prospectuses and listing particulars......Page 550 A Introduction......Page 551 B Background conditions......Page 552 C Methods of issue......Page 553 E Contents of the prospectus......Page 554 18.6 Unlisted securities......Page 556 A Background......Page 557 C The impact on AIM......Page 559 A General......Page 561 B A new statutory liability regime for periodic financial information......Page 563 19.2 Insider dealing and market egalitarianism......Page 570 A The cradle: SEC r. 10b-5......Page 571 B UK legislation 1......Page 574 19.4 Enforcement......Page 578 A The criminal law background......Page 582 B Civil penalties for market abuse......Page 583 A Background......Page 585 B Implementation of the Directive in the UK......Page 586 C The European Commission review of MAD......Page 589 19.7 The new regulatory system in the UK: responsibility of FCA for market abuse......Page 590 20.1 Takeover battles......Page 592 A The struggle for a Europe-wide regulatory policy......Page 593 B The ideas in the new Directive......Page 595 B The Panel’s main powers......Page 597 C The operation of the City Code......Page 599 D Other provisions applying to takeovers......Page 600 E Defences......Page 602 F The aftermath of the Kraft takeover and the government’s consultation: A long-term focus for corporate Britain......Page 603 20.5 The future in Europe under the Directive......Page 605 Part 6: Insolvency and liquidation......Page 608 21.1 The development of corporate insolvency law......Page 610 A Corporate rescue......Page 611 B Administration......Page 612 C Pre-pack administration......Page 613 E Company voluntary arrangement or other reconstruction......Page 615 B Winding up by the court......Page 617 C Procedure and scope......Page 618 B Aims and purpose of liquidation......Page 619 C Procedure......Page 620 D Misconduct, malpractice and adjustment of pre-liquidation (or pre-administration) transactions 1......Page 624 22.2 The disqualification order......Page 626 A The s. 6 ground......Page 628 B Unfitness 1......Page 629 Carecraft......Page 633 B Disqualification on conviction of an indictable offence......Page 634 F Disqualification for fraudulent or wrongful trading......Page 635 22.5 Human rights challenges......Page 636 22.6 Concluding remarks......Page 637 Index......Page 639 Your Essential Guide To All Aspects Of Tort Law, This New Edition Has Been Substantially Rewritten To Reflect Contemporary Teaching Of The Subject. The Fourth Edition Of Tort Law Contains: *a New Structure Tailored Closely To The Syllabus Of Modern Tort Law Courses. Detailed Coverage Of The Key Academic Debates At Play In This Area, Fully Updated To Include The Most Significant Recent Academic Writing On The Law Of Tort. *chapter Overviews To Guide You Through The Intricacies Of Tort Law Discussed Within Each Chapter. *a Range Of Hypothetical Examples To Illustrate Problematic Case Scenarios. Invaluable Guided Further Reading References To A Wide Range Of Academic Writing And Additional Source Material Basic property principles Human rights Property interests Original acquisition of property interests The transfer and creation of property interests Formalities : rationale and trusts Formalities : estoppel The family home Purchasers : general principles and land charges Purchasers : registration of title Concurrent ownership: joint tenancy and tenancy in common Trusts of land Successive interests Leases: requirements and types Leases: obligations and remedies Leases: parties and the running of covenants Commonhold Licences Easements and profits Covenants Mortgages. Pettet, Lowry & Reisberg's Company Lawoffers a sophisticated and comprehensive overview of company law doctrine coupled with thorough analysis of the context within which the black letter rules operate. 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