Reece Thomas & Ryan: The Law and Practice of Shareholders’ Agreements Third Edition

Description

Now in its third edition, this popular, fully-updated title explains the law on shareholders’ agreements in a clear and comprehensible style. It guides the reader through a typical transaction, highlighting the commercial issues facing the client and ultimately the solicitor as draftsman. It examines how a shareholders’ agreement can be unravelled in the event of insolvency or other reason for termination.

Also included with your purchase of Reece Thomas & Ryan: The Law and Practice of Shareholders’ Agreements, is a CD-ROM. The CD-ROM includes all the precedents, which have been developed and updated.

Why Reece Thomas & Ryan: The Law and Practice of Shareholders’ Agreements Third Edition is essential:

The Law and Practice of Shareholders’ Agreements covers reforms made by the Companies Act 2006 such as meetings, shareholder activism, Table A and electronic communications. This title also advises on changes in insolvency law and practice affecting this area of law, which is of increasing note with the tightening of credit conditions, escalation of costs and more businesses fearing insolvency. Other important areas include proxies, tax issues relating to the Finance Act 2003, recent case law (e.g. Gamlestaden v Baltic and Bookmakers Afternoon v Amalgamated Racing) and international joint ventures.

Key benefits of Reece Thomas & Ryan: The Law and Practice of Shareholders’ Agreements Third Edition:

• This indispensable title explains the law on shareholders’ agreements clearly and comprehensively as well as providing a practical introduction to the drafting of shareholders’ agreements.
• This book will help to highlight common structural and commercial issues that need to be addressed.
• Covers the complete gamut of issues relating to shareholders’ agreements including the Companies Act 2006 and insolvency.

New to Reece Thomas & Ryan: The Law and Practice of Shareholders’ Agreements Third Edition:

• Covers the full implementation of the Companies Act 2006.
• Changes in insolvency law and practice affecting shareholders’ agreements - of increasing importance to your clients in this period of economic uncertainty.
• Guidance on recent case law, changes in competition law and EU developments.

Author

By Katherine Reece Thomas, Lecturer, City University; and Professor Chris Ryan, City University Consultant Editor: David Baylis, Norton Rose

Contents

• Intro/overview of CA 2006
• Shareholders' agreements and company law
• Types of shareholders' agreements
• The formation of shareholders' agreements: legal issues
• The company and the shareholders' agreement: legal issues
• Minority protection
• Enforcement and termination of shareholders' agreements: the law
• Competition issues
• Joint ventures: practice
• Venture capital: practice
• Precedents

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