Previous edition published as: Pettet's company law : company law and corporate finance, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The nature of company law -- Corporate entity, limited liability, and incorporation -- Legal theory and company law -- Entrenchment of rights -- Organisation of functions and corporate powers -- Relations with third parties : agency and constitutional limitations -- The governance problem and the mechanisms of meetings -- Duties of directors : general duties -- Duties of directors : specific duties and controls -- Role of self-regulation -- Shareholder litigation : the derivative claim -- Shareholder litigation : winding up on just and equitable grounds and the unfair prejudice remedy -- Techniques of corporate finance -- Raising and maintenance of capital -- Financial assistance for the acquisition of shares -- Theory and regulation of the capital markets law -- Credit rating agencies and their role in capital markets -- The Regulatory Machinery of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 -- The regulation of public offerings of shares -- The regulation of insider dealing and market abuse -- The regulation of takeovers -- Insolvency and liquidation procedures -- Disqualification of directors.