Description

This text is written in light of significant recent developments in Company & Employment Law: — Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 — Company (Auditing & Accounting) Act 2003 — Protection of Employment (Part-Time Work) Act 2001

Includes relevant up-to-date cases and materials.

User-friendly format, including diagrams, chapter summaries and explanation of all legal terminology involved.

Suitable for post-graduate level business students and those studying non-specialist law courses.


Author Biography
Eavan Murphy, BCL, LLM, BL, lectures in the Department of Legal Studies, Dublin Institute of Technology. She is the author of 'Make That Grade: Irish Company Law'. She is also the author of 'Irish Legal Framework for Business Students', which this book replaces.

Table of Contents
Section A. An Introduction to Law and the Irish Legal System
1. The Nature of Irish Law
2. The Sources of Irish Law
Section B. The Law of Contract
3. The Formation of a Contract
4. The Contents of a Contract
5. The Validity of a Contract
6. The Discharge of a Contract and the Remedies for Breach
Section C. Specific Types of Contracts
7. Contracts for the Sale of Goods
8. Contracts of Employment
Section D. Company Law
9. The Characteristics of a Company
10. The Formation of a Company
11. The Capital and Finances of a Company
12. Company Borrowing – Debentures and Charges
13. The Remedies of a Debenture Holder
14. The Management and Administration of a Company
15. Company Meetings and Shareholders’ Rights
16. Examinerships and Liquidations
17. The External Regulation of Companies
Appendix: Table A, Companies Act 1963