The law of companies / Thomas B. Courtney, BA, LLB, LLD, Solicitor, Partner, Arthur Cox, with contributions from G. Brian Hutchinson, BCL, LLM, DAL, BL, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University College Dublin and Dáibhí O'Leary, B Comm (French), M Acc, Solicitor, Associate, Arthur Cox.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.The private company in context -- 2.Incorporation by registration -- 3.Constitutional documentation -- 4.Incorporation and its consequences -- 5.Disregarding separate legal personality -- 6.Corporate civil litigation -- 7.Corporate contracts, capacity and authority -- 8.Shares and membership -- 9.Share transfer -- 10.The maintenance of capital -- 11.Shareholders\' remedies -- 12.Group of companies -- 13.Corporate governance: management by the directors -- 14.Corporate governance: meetings -- 15: Duties of directors and other officers -- 16.Statutory regulation of directors\' transactions -- 17.Financial statements, audit and annual return -- 18.Corporate borrowing: debentures and security -- 19.Corporate borrowing: registration of charges -- 20.Corporate borrowing: receivers -- 21.Schemes of arrangement and reconstructions -- 22.Examinerships -- 23.Winding up companies -- 24.Liquidators -- 25.Realisation and distributions of assets in a winding up -- 26.Strike-off and restoration -- 27.Investigations and inspectors -- 28.Compliance and enforcement -- 29.Public limited companies and SEs -- 30.Guarantee compaies -- 31.Unlimited companies -- 32.Prospectus, market abuse and transparency law -- 33.Conversion by re-registration -- 34.External companies and branches.

The structure of this third edition mirrors the new Companies (Amendment) Bill, which will hold significant changes for companies operating in Ireland. The work has been expanded and revised to account for changes in legislation and important case law.