Comparative Company Law

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nwafor, O.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Malthouse Press Ltd, Nigeria, 2020.
Temas:
Corporation law > Great Britain.
Corporation law > Nigeria.
Corporation law > South Africa.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Cases
  • Statutes
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1
  • Meaning and Evolution of Company Law and Practice
  • 1.1 Meaning of company
  • 1.2 Evolution of company law and practice
  • 1.3 Contributions of the judiciary to the development of company law and practice
  • 1.4 Types of companies
  • 1.4.1 Company limited by shares
  • 1.4.2 Company Limited by Guarantee/Non-profit company
  • 1.4.3 Unlimited liability company/personal liability company
  • 1.4.4 Private and Public Companies
  • 1.5 Conclusion
  • Chapter 2
  • Company Promoter and Pre-Incorporation Contract
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Promoter in a pre-incorporation company
  • 2.3 Duties of promoters
  • 2.4 Pre-Incorporation Contract
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • Chapter 3
  • Investor as a Member of a Company
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Who is an Investor
  • 3.3 Shareholder and member of a company
  • 3.4 Conclusion
  • Chapter 4
  • Purchase of a Company's Shares
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The Prospectus Rule
  • 4.3 Importance of a Prospectus
  • 4.4 Remedies for Untrue Statement in the Prospectus
  • 4.4.1 Rescission of Contract
  • 4.4.2 Criminal Liability for Untrue Statement
  • 4.5 Conclusion
  • Chapter 5
  • Financial Assistance for the Purchase of Shares in a Company
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Financial assistance in retrospect
  • 5.3 What is financial assistance?
  • 5.4 The Commercial realities approach
  • 5.5 The Impoverishment test
  • 5.6 Is a definition necessary?
  • 5.7 Prohibited transactions
  • 5.8 The Legislative Response
  • 5.9 Consequences of a breach
  • 5.10 Exceptions to the prohibition of financial assistance
  • 5.11 Conclusion
  • Chapter 6
  • Company's Constitution
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Effect of Company's Constitution
  • 6.3 A member's right to enforce the constitution
  • 6.4 Conclusion
  • Chapter 7
  • Amendment of Company's Constitution
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Power to Amend the Constitution
  • 7.3 Restrictions on Amendment of the Constitution
  • 7.3.1 The Statute
  • 7.3.2 Contract
  • 7.3.3 Order of court
  • 7.4 Conclusion
  • Chapter 8
  • Corporate Veil
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Corporate Legal Personality
  • 8.3 Piercing the Corporate Veil
  • 8.4 When veil may be pierced
  • 8.4.1 Statutory veil piercing
  • 8.4.2 Judicial Veil Piercing
  • 8.5 Conclusion
  • Chapter 9
  • Shareholders Meeting
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Meaning of meeting
  • 9.3 Meeting Ordered by the Court
  • 9.4 Conclusion
  • Chapter 10
  • Shareholders Unanimous Decision
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 The Principle of Unanimous Assent
  • 10.3 Justifications for the Application of Unanimous Assent
  • 10.4 Statutory Recognition of Unanimous Assent
  • 10.5 Requirements for the Application of Unanimous Assent
  • 10.5.1 What Constitutes Informal Assent
  • 10.6 Unanimous Assent and Special Resolution
  • 10.7 Conclusion
  • Chapter 11
  • Shareholders Voting Rights
  • 11.1 Introduction

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