Hannigan and Prentice: The Companies Act 2006 – A Commentary, Second Edition

Description

The Companies Act 2006 contains some of the most far-reaching changes in company law for more than 150 years. This timely and practical guide to the new Act provides guidance on the key wide-ranging reforms of the new regime in an accessible format complete with detailed commentary.

Why Hannigan and Prentice: The Companies Act 2006 – A Commentary, Second Edition is essential:

Written by an experienced, respected and successful author team, this title truly contains all you need to know about the new Companies Act.

Key benefitsHannigan and Prentice: The Companies Act 2006 – A Commentary, Second Edition:

• Provides guidance on the key wide-ranging, complex and broad reforms of the new regime and how it affects you/your company/your client.
• Detailed commentary user-friendly explanations of changes brought about by new legislation, giving you a clearer picture of the way forward under the new regime allowing you to give detailed and accurate advice.
• Take advantage of the major new business opportunities that the reforms present.

New to Hannigan and Prentice: The Companies Act 2006 – A Commentary, Second Edition:

Revised and expanded since the first edition, this text covers the entirety of the Companies Act 2006 looking forward to October 2009.
 

Author

General Editors: Brenda Hannigan, Solicitor, Professor of Corporate Law, University of Southampton; and Dan Prentice, Barrister, Erskine Chambers, Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford. Chapter Editors: Ceri Bryant, Barrister, Erskine Chambers; Alex Kay, Partner, Herbert Smith; Glynis Morris, Chartered Accountant; James Palmer, Partner, Herbert Smith; and Carol Shutkever, Partner, Herbert Smith
 

Contents

• Introduction/overview of the Act
• Constitution, capacity issues
• Directors' duties
• Conflict of interest: directors' duties
• Derivative actions
• Accounts & audit
• Communications & meetings
• Share capital & maintenance
• Takeovers
   

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