Company Law 1994

With the completion of the DTI-sponsored Company Law Review, the reform of company law has now become a very important subject of study. This new book is a must for all those interested in the development and reform of UK company law. The book collates the work of leading authorities on company law, including members of the judiciary and the Law Commission, and individuals from the worlds of professional practice and academia. All main areas of company law are covered, including directors' duties; corporate governance; minority protection; ultra vires; company charges; and human rights and the company, as well as a comprehensive analysis of the work of the Company Law Reform Steering Group. The central purpose of this book is to analyze the current state of play and to note, in particular, the work of the Company Law Review Group. Critical analysis and suggestions on how company law should be reformed are also offered.

Gates on Understanding Company: A Conceptual and Functional Approach is the first book predicated on the Companies Act, 2017. With a clear and logical explanation of the recent changes to statutory provisions on incorporation, directors, beneficial ownership of shares and the expanded role of the company secretary. Students at undergraduate and post-graduate candidates for the Legal Practitioners' Qualifying Examinations (LPQE) administered by The Zambia Institute and Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE), Lecturers, Judges and others with an interest in company law in Zambia can turn to this text secure in the knowledge that it will be a simple to use and understandable exposition of the changes brought about by the Companies Act, 2017. The text will also enable readers to compare the new provisions with those in the Companies Act, 1994. This first edition of Gates integrates the statutory provisions in the Companies Act, 1994, compares them to those in the Companies Act, 2017 and synthesises these with common law case decisions in Zambia and other jurisdictions. It also takes into account the changes brought about by the introduction of the Insolvency Act, 2017; the interplay between the Companies Act, 2017 on the one hand and the Securities Act, 2016, The Banking and Financial Services Act, 2017 and The Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2010 on the other. Gates takes an analytical approach with desirable clarity and profoundness for first time readers and experienced practitioners. 2018

In the last twenty five years, company law in the Commonwealth Caribbean has undergone dramatic changes, from a model influenced by English law to a new, harmonised collection of regional legislation based on the Caricom and CLI model Acts that vary substantially across Caricom member states. The variation within Caribbean company law presents an enormous challenge, both in terms of the breadth of the subject and in addressing the difference in provisions of one state’s Company Law Act as opposed to another. Using the Caricom model Act and CLI model Act as a basis for its structure, Commonwealth Caribbean Company Law examines and compares regional implementation of company law in an accessible and comprehensive manner that will be invaluable to students and practitioners in the region.

The Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 makes over 100 changes to the Companies Act 2014. Taken with the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 and the Beneficial Ownership Regulations 2016, they have introduced significant changes to company and accounting law and practice. This book will explain and contextualise the many changes for legal and accounting practitioners. The Beneficial Ownership Regulations, in particular, are very technical and complex and this book will provide much-needed guidance for practitioners. Written by leading experts in the two relevant fields - accounting and law - this book is ideal for lawyers, accountants, and company secretaries. Key areas covered by the book include: * the new four-fold classification of companies for accounting purposes; * micro companies - the new regime; * consolidation of financial statements - key changes; * disclosures in financial statements - key changes; * the new rules regarding payments to governments; * the shrinking exemption from filing financial statements for unlimited companies; * changes to the definition of "external companies"; * changes to the s 357 guarantee; * a comprehensive round-up of the non-accounting amendments to the Companies Act 2014; and * the obligations imposed on relevant entities and beneficial owners by the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2016 The chapters in this book comprise expanded versions of the papers given in Bloomsbury Professional's Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 & Beneficial Ownership Regulations seminar (October 2017).

First published in 1999, this volume provides an overview of company laws in South East Asia, North East Asia and the Pacific. The chapters adopt a standard format to allow for comparisons to be made as well as highlighting key features of company laws in each jurisdiction. The contributors are experts in their fields and present practical and policy related insights. The book also contains some useful overviews of company law themes in Asia.

Hick's name appears first on the earlier edition.