Publisher's Synopsis
This updated edition states the law as it was understood to be on 15 June, 1993. It includes new legislation including changes in accounting requirements for small and medium sized companies.;The case law on the subject is presented and analyzed with quotations from frequently cited judgements, important new cases considered in this tenth edition include the Privy Council decison in "Downsview Nominees Ltd versus First City Corporation Ltd" the House of Lords decision in "British and Commonwealth Holdings plc versus Spicer and Oppenheim", the Court of Appeal's decision in "R versus Boal" and several new cases on the liability of auditors including "Berg Sons and Co Ltd versus Adams".;Intended for students taking a wide range of company law examinations and adopted by the ACCA and CIMA, it is also useful to the practitioner. The text concentrates on the living law and its practical ramifications and explains the framework of company law but does not shrink from discussion of doubtful, difficult or controversial areas.;Stephen Mayson has also written " Mayson on Revenue Law", Derek French is the author of "Applications to Wind up Companies" and Christopher Ryan has written " Company Directors: Liabilities, Rights and Duties" and is co-author of "Introduction to Criminal Law".
