Author: Alan Steinfeld Publisher: Blackstone Press ISBN: 9780199217106 Category : Corporation law Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This new Blackstone's Guide provides the complete text of the Companies Act 2006 together with a clear explanation of the legislation and its impact. The Companies Act is a major piece of legislation - comprising 1264 sections and 16 schedules. It represents an attempt to reform company law for the 21st century in accordance with the Government's stated objectives of encouraging small companies, promoting shareholder involvement and fostering a long term investment culture. It puts whole areas of company law which are the product of the common law on a statutory basis for the first time, and implements EU Directives on Takeovers and Transparency Obligations. The Blackstone's Guide Series delivers concise and accessible books covering the latest legislative changes and amendments. Published soon after enactment, they offer timely and expert commentary on the meaning and effects of the legislation, plus a copy of the Act itself. The Guides are a cost-effective solution to key information needs and are the perfect companion for any practitioner needing to get up to speed with the latest changes.
Author: Gary Scanlan Publisher: Law Society Publishing ISBN: 9781853285684 Category : Corporation law Languages : en Pages : 936
Book Description
The new Companies Act represents the most fundamental reform of company law for more than fifty years. The law on private companies will be comprehensively revised to make it easier to set up and run such a company. This timely book provides expert commentary on the key provisions of the Act, and how they will affect the practice of company law.
Author: Peter G. Van Duzer Publisher: Jordan Publishing (GB) ISBN: Category : Private companies Languages : en Pages : 468
Book Description
The Companies Act 2006 will be the most radical reform of UK company law for decades. All companies will be affected. Focusing on the provisions of particular relevance to private companies, this practical guide highlights changes to UK company procedure, obligations, and liabilities including the new Table A and model forms of articles, the ending of the requirement for a company secretary, the new code of directors' duties, new procedures for company meetings, resolutions, and notices. The book offers the director or company secretary a concise and helpful guide to interpreting and implementing the new UK law.
Author: Edward Rees QC Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 9780199601738 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 0
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The fourth edition of this Blackstone's Guide provides a clear and accessible exploration of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), which has been completely updated to include all recent developments. It includes the full updated text of POCA 2002, plus other essential materials.
Author: John Wadham Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0199692211 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
The new edition of this popular Blackstone's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides a comprehensive overview of the Act, combined with comment and analysis on the effect of the legislation, along with a full copy of the Act itself.
Author: Simon Farrell Publisher: Blackstone Press ISBN: 9780199296248 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The Blackstone's Guide Series delivers concise and accessible books covering the latest legislative changes and amendments. Published within weeks of the Act, they offer expert commentary by leading names on the effects, extent and scope of the legislation, plus a full copy of the Act itself.They offer a cost-effective solution to key information needs and are the perfect companion for any practitioner needing to get up to speed with the latest changes.The Fraud Act 2006 creates a new general offence of fraud with a maximum custodial sentence of ten years; replacing all previous deception offences as detailed under the Theft Acts 1968-1996. This new offence can be committed in three ways;- By false representation- By failing to disclose information- By abuse of positionThe Act also creates new offences of obtaining services dishonestly, and replaces the existing 'going equipped' offence, to criminalise the act of possessing or making material for use in frauds. This new Blackstone's Guide provides the full text of the Fraud Act 2006 and extracts from relatedrelevant legislation, together with expert narrative. The authors provide detailed and practical commentary logically following the structure of the Act, on the effect of the legislation, its probable interpretation, and its impact on the existing law of dishonesty.
Author: Saleem Sheikh Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 1432
Book Description
An easy to use guide to the Companies Act 2006 and packed full of helpful features, this book provides detailed commentary on the new Companies Act. Offering a chapter by chapter analysis of the legal and practical implications of the Act, the author traces the background to the act, considering the various Consultation Documents and White Papers issued by the Government, the proposals for company law reform and their culmination in the Company Law Reform Act. It contains: helpful checklists for the busy practitioner section by section commentary useful appendices of materials and extracts on an accompanying Companion Website. This is an invaluable and handy resource for undergraduate students and practitioners studying or working in business and company law.
Author: Alan Steinfeld
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