A practical, accessible approach to how company law shapes business planning.

Commercial Applications of Company Law makes corporate law accessible to students and practitioners by putting the law in context. Focusing on typical experiences of companies and their advisers, it explains the application of the law in an understandable and relevant manner.

This textbook guides readers through complex legislation and contemporary issues with expert commentary, while practically demonstrating how company law shapes business planning and decision-making.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• Updated legislation on virtual meetings and electronic documents in response to COVID-19
• New insolvency and work-out arrangements for SMEs
• Implementation of the new Australian Business Registry Service (ABRS) and the director identification number regime
• Changes to continuous disclosure laws
• Updates to Directors’ Duties chapters including:
  • safe harbour protection
  • examples of directors not acting in good faith in the best interests of the company

PART A—COMPANIES AND COMPANY LAW
1. About Companies
2. Company Law
3. The Legal Nature of Companies
4. Companies and Business Planning
5. Constituting Companies

PART B—COMPANY MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE
6. Managing Companies
7. Member Decision-Making
8. Members’ Meetings
9. Restrictions on Member Decision-Making
10. Company Directors and Other Officers
11. Directors’ Duties 1
12. Directors’ Duties 2
13. Directors’ Duties 3
14. Directors’ Duties 4
15. Consequences of Breach of Duty
16. Members’ Remedies
17. Reporting and Disclosure

PART C—CORPORATE FINANCE
18. Financing Companies
19. Shares and Shareholding 1
20. Shares and Shareholding 2
21. Securities and Takeovers
22. Financial Services and Markets

PART D—COMPANIES AND OUTSIDERS
23. Transacting by Companies
24. External Administration
25. Winding Up

PART E—REFERENCE MATERIALS
26. Case Studies and Problem Sets
27. Sample Company Documents
28. Legislation Extracts

FINDING AIDS
TABLE OF CASES
TABLE OF LEGISLATION
INDEX

Pamela Hanrahan is Professor of Commercial Law and Regulation at the University of New South Wales.

Ian Ramsay is the Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Law School at the University of Melbourne.

Geof Stapledon is the Group ESG Officer for BHP.

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