Like the first edition, this text is written for undergraduate law students in particular. The book introduces students to Australian corporate law in a way that is informed by theory and policy. Throughout the book, the authors draw upon materials from fields such as economics, sociology, and politics to provide a contextually relevant account of modern corporate law. Ample references to policy debates, contemporary issues, and further reading are provided.
The authors have considerable experience in interdisciplinary corporate law teaching and research. They aim to stimulate the reader into further critical analysis of corporate law issues and to equip them with the capacity to respond in an informed way to future changes and developments. The book also encourages the reader to independently pursue further research in areas of corporate law.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1: The History of the Corporate Form and its Regulation
CHAPTER 2: Concepts and Perspectives
CHAPTER 3: The Legal Structure of the Corporations Legislation
CHAPTER 4: Interpretation and Review
CHAPTER 5: External Regulation
CHAPTER 6: Financial Reporting
CHAPTER 7: Audits and Auditors
CHAPTER 8: Types of Corporate Structure
CHAPTER 9: Constituting the Corporation
CHAPTER 10: Corporate Contracting
CHAPTER 11: Corporate Liability for Criminal and Civil Wrongs
CHAPTER 12: Corporate Governance: Structures and Issues
CHAPTER 13: Membership and Meetings
CHAPTER 14: The Duties and Responsibilities of Directors and Other Officers
CHAPTER 15: Members' Rights and Remedies
CHAPTER 16: Share Capital
CHAPTER 17: Debt Capital
CHAPTER 18: Managed Investments
CHAPTER 19: Fundraising
CHAPTER 20: Securities Regulation
CHAPTER 21: Takeover Regulation
CHAPTER 22: Reconstructions, Schemes of Arrangement and Deeds of Company Arrangement
CHAPTER 23: Receivers and Other Controllers of Corporate Property
CHAPTER 24: Winding Up and the Dissolution Process
CHAPTER 25: Liquidators and Creditors
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Index