Description
The second edition of this successful book incorporates many important developments, such as the changing judicial approach to directors' duties and disqualification orders, recent developments in auditors' liability and the effect of the House of Lords decision in Sharp v Thompson. New legislation includes the Competition Act 1998 and the Human Rights Act 1998. Recent work of the Law Commissions on Shareholder Remedies and Directors Duties is examined.
The ongoing debate on corporate governance is brought up to date with the incorporation of the Greenbury and Hampel Reports and the Combined Code on Corporate Governance and the work of the DTI on reform of company law is explained.
About the Author
Brian Pillans, LLB, Dip LP, is a Lecturer in Law at Glasgow Caledonian University. He also teaches company law on a number of professional courses. Professor Nicholas Bourne, LLB, LLM (Wales), LLM (cantab), Barrister, has published widely on company law. He is on the editorial board of Business Law Review.
Book Information
ISBN 9781859415351
Author Brian Pillans
Format Paperback
Page Count 380
Imprint Routledge Cavendish
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 680g
