Ford, Austin and Ramsay’s Principles of Corporations Law, 17th edition

PART I — COMPANIES AND COMPANY LAW 

 
Introduction 

 
Ch 1 The Nature and Functions of Companies

 
Ch 2 The Origins of Company Law

 
Ch 3 Regulating Companies 

 
PART II — A COMPANY AS A CORPORATE ENTITY

 
Introduction 

 
Ch 4 Incorporation and its Consequences 

 
Ch 5 Formation, Promotion and Establishment 

 
PART III — THE LAW OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

 
Introduction

 
Ch 6 Corporate Governance Rules 

 
Ch 7 The Board of Directors and the General Meeting

 
Ch 8 Acting Properly and with Care 

 
Ch 9 Conflicts of Interest and Special Cases

 
Ch 10 Accounts, Audit and Disclosure 

 
Ch 11 Members’ Remedies 

 
PART IV — CORPORATE LIABILITY 

 
Introduction 

 
Ch 12 Corporate Capacity 

 
Ch 13 Authority to Act for a Company 

 
Ch 14 A Company’s Assent to Transactions 

 
Ch 15 Validation and Ratification of Defective

 
PART V — CORPORATE CONTROL AND RESTRUCTURING

 
Ch 16 A Company’s Liability for Civil and Criminal 

 
PART VI— CORPORATE FINANCE

 
Introduction 

 
Ch 17 Equity Finance 

 
Ch 18 Dividends 

 
Ch 19 Debt Finance 

 
Ch 20 Protection of Creditors 

 
Ch 21 Dealings with Security Holdings 

 
Ch 22 Fundraising by Issue and Sale of Securities 

 
Ch 23 Takeovers and Disclosure of Shareholdings 

 
Ch 24 Corporate Reorganisation and Elimination of Minority Holdings 

 
PART VII — EXTERNAL ADMINISTRATION 

 
Introduction 

 
Ch 25 External Administration in Insolvency Generally 

 
Ch 26 Receiverships 

 
Ch 27 Voluntary Administration 

 
Ch 28 Winding Up