Contemporary Australian Corporate Law

Introduces corporate law in Australia with authoritative, contextual and critical analyses of the law of corporations and financial markets.

Stephen Bottomley (Author), Kath Hall (Author), Peta Spender (Author), Beth Nosworthy (Author)

9781108796958, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 October 2020

694 pages, 1 b/w illus. 3 tables
24.7 x 17.3 x 3.5 cm, 1.22 kg

Contemporary Australian Corporate Law is a highly-regarded introduction to corporate law in Australia that provides an authoritative, contextual and critical analysis of the law governing Australian corporations and financial markets. It explores the rules, principles, doctrines and policies that constitute corporate law in Australia within their legal, social, economic and political contexts. Clearly and precisely written, this edition has been thoroughly updated and refined to reflect current Australian corporate law, including recent case law, changes to the Corporations Act 2001 and the impact on the corporate sector of the Financial Services Royal Commission. Written by leading legal scholars, Contemporary Australian Corporate Law will assist students to develop a critically informed understanding of corporate law and the role of corporations in contemporary society.

1. Context, history and regulation
2. Corporate law theory and debates
3. The company as a separate legal entity
4. Formation and types of companies
5. The internal rules of a company
6. Corporate contracting
7. Decision-making, meetings and reporting
8. Corporate finance
9. Corporate fundraising
10. An overview of directors' duties
11. Duty of care, skill and diligence
12. Duty of good faith
13. Conflicts of interest
14. Members' rights and remedies
15. Receivership, schemes of arrangement and voluntary administration
16. Winding up and liquidation
17. Financial markets and financial services
18. Takeovers.

Subject Areas: Company, commercial & competition law [LNC], Laws of Specific jurisdictions [LN], Law [L]