Unlocking Company Law 2nd Edition by Susan McLaughlin

Unlocking Company Law 2nd Edition by Susan McLaughlinby Susan McLaughlin (Author), Sue McLaughlin (Author) ISBN-13: 9781444171013 ISBN-10: 1444171011Company law is a vibrant and fast-moving area of the legal system. Unlocking Company Law will ensure that you grasp the main concepts with ease providing you with an essential foundation to company law. The book explains in detailed, yet straightforward, terms:Legal Structures of Business OrganisationsThe Company as a Distinct Legal PersonCompany Formation and Linked IssuesThe Constitution of the CompanyFinancing a CompanyShareholders, shares and share capitalCapital Maintenance and DistributionsGovernance of the CompanyLegally Binding the CompanyDirectors? dutiesRescuing Troubled Companies and TakeoversWinding up and DissolutionTransparencyThis second edition is fully up-to-date with the latest developments in the law, including all significant new cases. It also contains new material on rescuing troubled companies and takeovers.The Unlocking the Law series is designed specifically to make the law accessible. Each chapter opens with a list of aims and objectives, contains activities such as quick quizzes and self-test questions, key facts charts to consolidate your knowledge, and diagrams to aid learning. Cases and judgments are prominently displayed, as are primary source quotations. Summaries help check your understanding of each chapter, and there is a glossary of legal terminology.The popular website www.unlockingthelaw.co.uk has been improved and updated. It provides free resources such as multiple choice questions, key questions and answers, revision mp3s and cases and materials exercises.