Thomson Reuters eBook Corporate Law in New Zealand

Corporate Law in New Zealand is a modern, fresh analysis of corporate law in New Zealand that places New Zealand corporations in their historical, current and international context. Key chapters include the impact of the theory of the company on New Zealand corporate law, the nature of corporate enterprise in New Zealand, Maori/iwi companies, directors’ duties, shareholders’ rights, corporate financing, corporate insolvency, relevant financial markets law, and takeovers, amalgamations and arrangements. This new text provides a comprehensive and critical discussion of legal principles and rules governing New Zealand companies. The book is unique in its approach to the analysis of the corporate form in New Zealand as it also contains discussion of the corporation in its various contexts, looking at the ways in which companies are currently utilised as well as considering the corporate form from a sociological and economic perspective. Corporate Law in New Zealand is written by an experienced author team, led by Professors Susan Watson and Lynne Taylor. It is a research tool for company directors, practitioners, the judiciary, academia and corporates themselves.