Smith & Keenan's Company Law, 19th edition

Published by Pearson (22 April 2026) © 2026

  • Charles Wild
  • Stuart Weinstein
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Smith & Keenan’s Company Law, 19th edition, is the ideal companion for anyone studying company law. Providing straightforward, accessible coverage of the key legal principles you’ll need to understand, written by experienced lecturers in the field.

With up to date examples and cases, and study features to support your learning, including detailed case summaries and discussion of academic opinion. This resource covers the fundamental legal issues with clarity and practical examples to support your understanding. By providing insight into the key cases, prompting you to practice and apply principles to exam-style questions, you will develop your own views on the effectiveness of current laws.

Table of contents

  1. 1. Introduction to company law
  2. 2. Promotion, incorporation and registration
  3. 3. Limited liability, corporate personality and the corporate veil
  4. 4. The articles of association
  5. 5. Directors and corporate management
  6. 6. Directors’ duties
  7. 7. Removal of directors, disqualification and the personal liability of directors
  8. 8. Corporate governance and codes of conduct
  9. 9. Share capital, class rights and resolutions
  10. 10. Payment and transfer of shares
  11. 11. Capital maintenance and distributions
  12. 12. Debentures and charges
  13. 13. The statutory derivative action
  14. 14. Unfair prejudice and minority protection
  15. 15. Corporate failure and corporate rescue
  16. 16. Administration of a company
  17. 17. Liquidation and the distribution of assets

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