Table of Contents

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.

About the Author

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