Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780190318468
Year: 2018
Publisher: Oxford University Press ANZ


Description:
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