Corporations and Financial Markets Law is a highly respected, standard work in Australian legal scholarship and is now in its eighth edition. It is primarily designed as a teaching text for courses on corporations law and financial market regulation. The twin concerns of the book are the core principles of corporations law and the advanced treatment of corporate finance, corporate fundraising, financial market regulation and takeovers.
Author(s): Fady Aoun, Emma Armson, Olivia Dixon, Marina Nehme
Edition: 8
Publisher: Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 1216
City: Sydney
Foreword ............................................................................. v
Preface .............................................................................. vii
Table of Abbreviations ............................................................... xi
Table of Cases ....................................................................... xiii
Table of Statutes .................................................................... xii
1: Introduction to Business Associations ............................................. 1
2: The Historical, Institutional and Social Context of Corporations Law .............. 41
3: Corporate Law Enforcement by ASIC and Courts ...................................... 121
4: The Corporate Life Cycle: Pre-registration to Winding Up and Deregistration ....... 165
5: The Company as a Separate Legal Entity ............................................ 233
6: Division of Powers: Directors and Members ......................................... 277
7: General Meetings and Reporting to Members ......................................... 353
8: Corporate Attribution and Liability ............................................... 413
9: Duties of Directors and Officers: Introduction .................................... 479
10: Duty of Care and Diligence and Duty to Prevent Insolvent Trading ................. 533
11: Directors' Duties of Loyalty and Good Faith ...................................... 619
12: Members' Rights and Remedies ..................................................... 721
13: Share Capital Transactions ....................................................... 815
14: Corporate Fundraising ............................................................ 859
15: Financial Market Regulation ...................................................... 921
16: Takeovers ........................................................................ 1025
Index ................................................................................ 1125
