Ford's Principles of Corporations Law

14th edition

By R. P. Austin

The most comprehensive and authoritative work on Australian corporations law. Ford's Principles of Corporations Law is a classic high-level text. It is written by experts who provide the most authoritative and comprehensive commentary of all aspects of Australian corporate law. - Table of Contents: Part I - Companies and Company Law 1. The Nature and Functions of Companies 2. The Origins of Company Law 3. Regulating Companies Part II - A Company as a Corporate Entity 4. Incorporation and Its Consequences 5. Formation, Promotion and Establishment Part III - The Law of Corporate Governance 6. Corporate Governance Rules 7. The Board of Directors and the General Meeting 8. Acting Properly and with Care 9. Conflicts of Interest and Special Cases 10. Accounts, Audit and Disclosure 11. Members' Remedies Part IV - Corporate Liability 12. Corporate Capacity 13. Authority to Act for a Company 14. A Company's Assent to Transactions 15. Validation and Ratification of Defective Transactions 16. A Company's Liability for Civil and Criminal Wrongs Part V - Corporate Finance 17. Equity Finance 18. Dividends 19. Debt Finance 20. Protection of Creditors 21. Dealings with Security Holdings 22.

Fundraising by Issue and Sale of Securities Part VI - Corporate Control and Restructuring 23. Takeovers and Disclosure of Shareholdings 24. Corporate Reorganisation and Elimination of Minority Holdings Part VII - External Administration 25. External Administration in Insolvency Generally 26. Receiverships 27. Voluntary Administration 28. Winding Up