Gower : principles of modern company law / Paul L. Davies, Sarah Worthington, Mary Stokes, Professor Eva Micheler.

London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2026.

12th edition

203445

Corporation law -- Great Britain.

Part I. Introductory

1. Introduction to part I

2. Structure and functions of companies

3. Formation

4. The nature and classification of shares

5. Foreign companies and operating abroad

Part II. Separate legal personality in action

6. Introduction to part II

7. The limits of separate legal personality and limited liability

8. Corporate actions

Part III. Constitutional arrangements within the company

9. Introduction to part III

10. The company's constitution and shareholders' agreements

11. The division of power between directors and shareholders

Part IV. Regulating boards and individual directors in their constitutional roles

12. Introduction to part IV

13. Directors' duties 1: general introduction

14. Directors' duties 2: scope, abuse, independence, care

15. Directors' duties 3: fiduciary conflicts

16. Directors' duties 4: mandatory oversight by members

17. Directors' duties 5: approval, forgiveness and other exemptions

18. Corporate litigation and the derivative claim

Part V. Empowering and regulating shareholders in their constitutional roles

19. Introduction to part V

20. Shareholder decision-making

21. Controlling members' voting

22. Personal claims and unfair prejudice petitions

Part VI. Creditors

23. Introduction to part VI

24. Legal capital, minimum capital and verification

25. Capital maintenance

26. Distributions and undervalue transfers

27. Undermining creditors' claims

Part VII. Public enforcement

28. Introduction to part VII

29. Disqualification of directors

30. Departmental investigations and inspections

Part VIII. Disclosure

31. Introduction to part VIII

32. Disclosure of control

33. The accounts and other financial disclosures

34. Verifying the accounts

35. Narrative and non-financial reporting

Part IX. Equity finance

36. Introduction to part IX

37· share issues: general rules

38. Transfers of shares

39. Admission to public markets and public offers of shares

40. Enforcement of disclosure obligations

41. Takeovers

42. Arrangements, reconstructions and mergers

Part X. Debt finance

43. Introduction to part X

44. Debts and debt securities

45. Company charges

Part XI. Winding up and its consequences

46. Introduction to part XI

47. Managing distressed and defunct companies.

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Previous edition: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780414133815

xxxix, 1288, 57, 32 pages ; 24 cm