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Company Law is a complete and accessible guide to the legal framework in which companies operate, which does not oversimplify the complex issues involved. This text includes helpful summaries for each chapter, key words, case notes and exercises. This sixth edition discusses the changes made by the Companies Act 2006. Contents Table of Cases Table of Statutes and Directives The Reasons for Forming Companies Starting a Company Corporate Personality The Memorandum of Association The Articles of Association Power to Represent the Company Public Issue of Securities The Regulation of Investment Business Maintenance of Capital The Balance of Power Inside the Company: Corporate Governance Directors' Duties: the General Duties Specific Duties of Directors Suing the Company, Suing for the Company, Enforcing Directors' Duties Shares Lending Money and Securing Loans Takeovers, Reconstructions and Amalgamations Insolvency The Effect of the EU on English Company Law Transglobal Corporations and World Development Bibliography and Further Reading Index