Important developments in corporate law have taken place since the publication of the second edition of Corporate Law, which necessitated an update.

• Companies, The concept of a company, Application and development of company legislation, Types of companies, Particular kinds of companies and conversion of companies, Pre
• incorporation contracts, The inception of the company, the memorandum and articles, Management
• Division of corporate functions, General meetings, Directors
• General, Directors
• Rights and Duties, Office
• Bearers of the company, Capacity and representation of the company, Company financial statements and their function, Shares and debentures, Members, register of, members, allotments and issue of shares, The offer of shares, The regulation of offers to the public and the prospectus, Transfer of shares and security by means of shares, Protection of minority interests, Maintenance of share capital, Reduction and variation of share capital, Divisible profits and dividends, Annual financial statements, Auditors, Company groupings, Reorganisation, arrangements, compromises and take
• overs, Judicial management, Winding
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• Initiation, Winding
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• Administrative procedure, Winding up
• Accounting and finalisation, Dissolution and deregistration, Administration of the Act, Offences, Close Corporations , The Close Corporation
• Background and concept, Formation and conversions, Membership and member's interest, Internal relations, External relations, Personal liability in terms of the Act, Distribution of net income, Accounting records and annual financial statements, Winding
• up, composition, dissolution and deregistration, Administration, Bibliography , Table of cases, Table of reference to sections, Index