Canadian Business Corporations Law, 4th Edition – Volume 1 (General Principles)

Canadian Business Corporations Law, 4th Edition provides comprehensive coverage and analysis on the gamut of Canadian corporate law topics. Written in plain and clear language, the text discusses corporate law in the context of thousands of specific cases. The three-volume edition includes:

• Volume 1: General Principles – including incorporation, corporate personality, taxation and more
• Volume 2: Corporate Governance (sold separately)
• Volume 3: Shareholders, Stakeholders and their Rights and Remedies (sold separately)

The fourth edition of Kevin McGuinness's widely cited treatise on corporate law has been fully updated to take into account the significant legislative developments and expanded case law that has been handed down since the previous edition was published in 2017. The new edition sifts through the enormous body of new material in order to identify those cases that most significantly refine, expand or otherwise modify the law, and that therefore, have the most important precedential value.

For comparative purposes, a cross section of the most significant new case law from other important common law jurisdictions – particularly, the United States, United Kingdom and Australia – is included where Canadian law most closely resembles that of the jurisdiction concerned.

What’s New In Volume 1

• Additional content and insight from brand new co-author, Maurice Coombs. His contributions have added a valuable second perspective in relation to the hundreds of corporate law issues covered in the text
• New chapter on Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Up-to-date key legislative changes and case law since the last edition published in 2017

Who Should Read This Book

• Corporate Commercial Lawyers who need an in-depth understanding of all aspects of corporate law, particularly dispute resolution, corporate compliance, mergers, and remedies of shareholders, directors, and officers
• Tax Practitioners who need an appreciation of corporation law requirements, restrictions and prohibitions when devising elaborate tax planning arrangements
• In-house Counsel who must comply with all relevant legislation, including filings, forms, amalgamation and merger processes, and board meeting conduct
• Solicitors who need to know how to draft a corporate charter with articles, by-laws, and unanimous shareholder agreements when setting up corporations
• Accountants who need to understand the rules of corporate law and how to avoid liability when setting up corporations
• Judges who are ruling on cases dealing with business corporations in Canada
• Corporate Directors who need direction and insight on corporate governance issues