Overview
Written by three of Australia’s foremost corporate law experts, Commercial Applications of Company Law 2019 is the textbook of choice for students studying company law, with insightful commentary guiding readers through complex legislation and contemporary issues. Now in its twentieth year, this text introduces the key aspects of company law as they relate to business organisations. It focuses on corporate legal personality, corporate management and governance, corporate finance and corporate liability, demonstrating how they influence company practice and policy.NEW TO THIS EDITIONUpdated to reflect the latest developments in regulatory practice, legislation and case lawNew discussion of developments including:The expansion of crowd sourced equity funding to proprietary companiesRecent decisions relating to the doctrine of capital maintenance and capital reductions‘Safe Harbour’ protections for directors from insolvent trading liability when undertaking a company restructureRelated party transactions under Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)Proposed reforms to increase penalties for corporate and financial sector misconductTransacting by companies (Chapter 23) updated with cases relating to section 129(5) and (6) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)KEY FEATURESTwo running Case Studies involving a listed public company and a large proprietary company with Problem Sets to help readers apply legal principles to real-life situationsSample Company Documents to familiarise readers with the tools they will use in the workplaceLegislative Extracts with important provisions from the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth)Table of Cases, Table of Legislation, and Index to assist with navigating the text
Full Product Details
Author: Pamela Hanrahan (Professor, Professor, University of New South Wales) ,
Ian Ramsay (Professor, Professor, Melbourne Law School, Melbourne University) ,
Geof Stapledon (Vice President Governance, Vice President Governance, BHP Billiton)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Australia
Imprint: OUP Australia and New Zealand
Edition: 20th Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 3.90cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 1.218kg
ISBN: 9780190318451
ISBN 10: 0190318457
Pages: 704
Publication Date: 16 January 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Author Information
Pamela Hanrahan is a Professor and Senior Visiting Fellow at University of New South Wales. Ian Ramsay is a Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne. Geof Stapledon is Vice President of Governance at BHP Billiton.
