Introduction
The Salomon principle and the corporate veil
Promoters and pre-incorporation contracts
Issue of shares to the public
The company's constitution : some vital considerations
The articles of association
Shares and payment of capital
The payment of dividends
The maintenance of capital
Directors
Powers of directors
Director?s duties
Insider dealing and market abuse
Minority protection
Company meetings
Accounts and returns
Auditors and annual return
Company secretary
Debentures and the law of mortgages
Receivership
Voluntary arrangements and administration
Investigations
Takeovers, reconstructions, and amalgamations
Liquidation
Corporate governance.
Bourne on company law by Nicholas Bourne. ISBN 9781845680312. Published by Routledge-Cavendish in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.