Pettet, Lowry & Reisberg’s company law : company and corporate finance law.

Contents in brief     Foreword to the third edition  Preface to the fourth edition  Preface to the first edition  Acknowledgements  Table of cases  Table of statutes  Table of statutory instruments  Table of European legislation    1 Treaties and conventions    2 Secondary legislation     Part I Foundation and Theory  1 The nature of company law  2 Corporate entity, limited liability and incorporation  3 Legal theory and company law     Part II The constitution of the company  4 Entrenchment of rights  5 Organisation of functions and corporate powers  6 Relations with third parties: agency and constitutional limitations     Part III Corporate Governance  7 The governance problem and the mechanisms of meetings  8 Duties of directors  9 Role of self-regulation  10 Shareholder litigation: the derivative claim  11 Shareholder litigation: winding up on just and equitable grounds and the unfair prejudice remedy     Part IV Corporate Finance Law  12 Techniques of corporate finance  13 Raising and maintenance of capital  14 Financial assistance for the acquisition of shares     Part V Securities Regulation   15 Policy and theory in securities regulation/capital markets law  16 Credit rating agencies and their role in capital markets  17 The regulatory machinery of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000  18 The regulation of public offerings of shares  19 The regulation of insider dealing and market abuse  20 The regulation of takeovers     Part VI Insolvency and liquidation  21 Insolvency and liquidation procedures  22 Disqualification of directors