Butterworths company law handbook (27th Edition)

by KeithWalmsley (Author)

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  2013

  $3.40

  Butterworths Company Law Handbook is widely regarded as the essential company law reference work, setting out the most important statutes, statutory instruments and European legislation in this field. Known to many as the Blue Book , Butterworths Company Law Handbook is published annually and also provides comprehensive coverage of the legislation governing partnerships, limited liability partnerships and insolvency.This edition contains: *The Companies Act 2006 in full, including all amendments, and with detailed notes as to commencement and transitional provisions (Part 1: The Companies Act 2006) *All commencement orders for the 2006 Act are included in full together with an 'at a glance' table of commencements for all sections and Schedules of the 2006 Act (Part 2: Companies Act 2006 commencement orders, etc) *The Explanatory Notes to the Companies Act 2006 together with Tables of Origins and Destinations (Part 3: Companies Act 2006 supporting materials) *All statutory instruments made under the 2006 Act are covered, either in full or, in the case of amending material, in the form of a note (Part 4: Companies Act 2006 statutory instruments) *Pre-2006 companies legislation including the Companies Act 1985 (in so far as currently in force), the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, the Companies Act 1989, the insider dealing provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1993, and the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 are included, together with the statutory instruments made under those Acts that are still in force (Part 5: Pre-2006 companies primary legislation and Part 6: Statutory instruments made under pre-2006 companies legislation) *The relevant provisions of FSMA 2000 (as amended by the Financial Services Act 2012) and the relevant provisions of FSA 2012 itself, together with the essential statutory instruments made under those Acts (Part 7: The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 & Financial Services Act 2012; and Part 8: Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 & Financial Services Act 2012 statutory instruments) *Relevant provisions pertaining to the law of insolvency, partnerships, limited liability partnerships are included (Part 9: Miscellaneous other primary legislation and Part 10: Miscellaneous other statutory instruments) *The Handbook also contains over twenty-five pieces of European legislation covering such topics as insolvency, market abuse, takeovers, prospectuses and transparency (Part 11: EU Materials) *The 2006 Act Model Articles as well as Table A to the Companies Acts of 1948 and 1985 (Appendices 1-3) *New Appendices for this edition list and summarise all statutory instruments made under the Companies Act 2006, FSMA 2000, and the Financial Services Act 2012 (Appendices 4-6). Recent developments which have been included and reflected in the twenty-seventh edition include: *FSA 2012 and the Financial Services Act 2012 (Misleading Statements and Impressions) Order 2013 *Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Part 25) Regulations 2013 (which repeal and replace the CA2006 provisions relating to the registration of company charges) *Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Part 18) Regulations 2013 (amendments relating to acquisition by limited company of its own shares) *Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit Exemptions and Change of Accounting Framework) Regulations 2012 (amendments to CA2006 and Regulations made under it relating to: exemption from audit, the requirements to prepare individual accounts and to deliver individual accounts to the registrar of companies, and the applicable accounting framework for individual and group company accounts) *Other amending statutory instruments new to this edition include: the Uncertificated Securities (Amendment) Regulations 2013, the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (Contractual Scheme) Regulations 2013, the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, the FSMA 2000 (Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories) Regulations 2013, the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2013, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013, the FSMA 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2013, and the FSMA 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No 2) Order 2013.A comprehensive index and a glossary of words and phrases complete this invaluable book, which is an essential reference source for company lawyers, accountants, company secretaries, tax advisers, students and those involved in the financial services industry.