Publisher's Synopsis
Company Law 2/eBEN PETTETUniversity College LondonPbk (c) 2005 552pp 0582894182Course code(s)BL8007 Company LawLongman Law Series* LONGMANCWS www booksites.net/pettetThe second edition of this popular book on company law combines theoretical and jurisprudential issues with an up-to-date account of legal developments across the field of company law. The author demonstrates that the needs of shareholders in companies which have dispersed ownership of shares cannot be properly understood without an analysis of the law relating to securities regulation and capital markets.;The book will continue to combine theoretical and jurisprudential issues with an up-to-date account of legal developments across the field of company law. The author will provide a lively analysis of the main legal rules whilst varying the depth of coverage in order for the text to remain accessible to the student. He also gives special attention to the areas of company law which students typically find difficult to grasp.;NEW TO THIS EDITION *EC Directive on Takeover bids*Enterprise Act 2002*Standard Chartered Bank v Pakistan National Shipping Corporation 2002 and other important case law*EC Financial Services Action Plan legislation*Companies (Audit, Investigation and Community Enterprise) Bill;KEY FEATURES*Focusses on the dynamic modern relationship between traditional company law and capital markets law. *Written by a well respected company law scholar. *Appropriate length and coverage for modularised courses. *Regularly updated companion website *Contextual and practical orientation with material on basic techniques of finance, eg venture capital. T
