Halsbury's Laws of Canada - Business Corporations I and Business Corporations II

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The corporation is at the centre of economic activity in virtually every business sector in Canada. Not surprisingly, therefore, the laws which govern its creation, management and dissolution can be of central concern to lawyers practising in virtually every field of law. Halsbury's Laws of Canada's comprehensive two volume title Business Corporations I and Business Corporations IIprovides practitioners - especially those who don't specialize in corporate law - with the respected guidance that they need to understand the fundamental legal principles and issues that impact the operation and obligations of business corporations in Canada.

Utilizing the acclaimed Halsbury's format and style, Business Corporations I and Business Corporations II provide a clear and national narrative of the law as it relates to both the overarching framework and the specific rules set out in the various federal, provincial and territorial business corporation statutes in force across Canada. From basic principles of corporate personality and incorporation to corporate financing, the powers and liability of directors, shareholder remedies and corporate dissolution, these valuable volumes deliver an authoritative and accessible explanation of Canadian corporate principles. Topics covered include:

• Different classes of corporation
• Constitutional and Charter issues
• Limited liability
• Piercing the corporate veil
• The corporate group concept
• Separation of the ownership and management
• Corporate liability
  • Liability for insiders
  • Separate taxation
  • Criminal liability
• Restrictions on incorporation
• Articles and by-laws
• Corporate names
• Pre-incorporation contracts
• Capacity and powers
• Capitalization of a corporation
• Debt financing
• Types of security interest and agreements
• Election and powers of Directors and Officers
• Corporate governance and management
  • Board decision making
  • General managerial rights
  • Conflict of interest and disclosure
• Duties and liabilities of Directors and Officers
• Shareholders rights, obligations and remedies
  • Oppression remedy
  • Derivative actions
• Amending the articles of a corporation
• Sale, lease or exchange of corporate property
• Amalgamation
• Takeover bids
• Continuation
• Winding-up and dissolution

And much more.

Features

• Enhanced contents
  • A general table of contents to the level of chapter headings
  • A detailed table of contents to the level of clause headings
  • Detailed sectional contents set out within the commentary for each chapter and section
• References and abbreviations -an alphabetical listing of special references and abbreviations used in the volume, with an explanation of their meaning
• Selected secondary sources - setting out selected texts, articles, and other secondary sources pertaining to the subject that the reader may find to be relevant and helpful
• Glossary of definitions -identifying words and phrases defined in business corporation legislation, and providing the text of the definition in each jurisdiction for easy reference. A valuable "quick reference" in a field marked by a wide variety of statutes promulgated across many jurisdictions

Plus

• Table of cases
• Table of statutes and statutory instruments
• List of related titles
• Index

Table of Contents

Business Corporations I

I. The Corporate Concept
II. Personality and Its Implications
III. Corporate Liability
IV. Constitutional Considerations
V. Incorporation
VI. Capacity and Powers
VII. Equity Finance
VIII. Debt Financing
IX. Directors, Officers and Corporate Governance

Business Corporations II

X. Corporate Management
XI. Duties and Liabilities of Directors and Officers
XII. Shareholders and Their Rights
XIII. Shareholder Remedies
XIV. Fundamental Changes
XV. Winding-Up and Dissolution

Author/Contributor

Kevin P. McGuinness, LL.B., LL.M., S.J.D.

Kevin P. McGuinness, LL.B., LL.M., S.J.D., is Counsel in the Crown Law Office of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. He has taught law in Canada, and Australia, and was Steele Raymond Professor of Business Law at Bournemouth University, England. He is or has been a member of the Editorial Boards of the Construction Law Reports, Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, and Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation and Negotiation. Mr. McGuinness is the author of Canadian Business Corporations Law, 2nd Edition, co-author of Canadian Civil Procedure Law and the author of numerous other texts and articles.

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