Unlocking Company Law will give you an understanding of the scope of company law, how it is linked to other specialist legal subjects, the sources of company law and the key legal principles. The book explores the legal structures of different types of business organisations and covers the areas which feature most commonly on undergraduate law programmes:

* the corporate personality doctrine
* shareholders, shares and capital
* directors' duties
* minority shareholder protection
* transparency.

The law is illustrated throughout with recent and prominent cases and the Companies Act 2006 is explored and explained in full.

Unlocking Company Law will provide you with the tools you need to engage with and understand company law.

The Unlocking the Law series is designed specifically to make the subject matter accessible. The text includes features, activities, key facts charts, diagrams, and clear headings and sub-headings to aid you in understanding the different areas within your course. All titles in this series have been written specifically to ensure that you understand fully the concepts required and are able to apply them with confidence. Each book follows the same format and includes the same features so you can move easily from one subject to another.