Boyle & Birds' Company Law: Ninth Edition

This ninth edition of Boyle & Birds' Company Law has been completely updated to include changes relating to UK case-law and developments on: members' rights * the duties of shadow directors * the continuing importance of equitable principles underlying the statutory statement of directors' duties * core directors' duties of proper purpose and good faith * the consequences of a breach of the no conflict principle * substantial property transactions and ratification of a breach of directors' duties * the UK's Supreme Court decisions in Eurosail and Nortel Networks and the Court of Appeal decision in Game Station * the ongoing development of the administration procedure, including the controversies over prepacks and the expenses of administration. The book also considers the changes in the regulation to official listing, admission to trading on regulated Markets, and public offering of securities following the reform of Part 6 of the UK's Financial Services Markets Act 2000 under the statutory authority of the FCA. It also highlights the new provisions relating to the criminal liability for defective prospectus contained in the Financial Services Act 2012.