Cases, materials and notes on partnerships and Canadian business corporations
By: by Poonam Puri [and others]
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Thomson Carswell
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 829
ISBN-13: 9780779837014
Subjects: Corporation law; Cases; Sociétés; Jurisprudence; Droit
Description: "The 5th edition of Cases, Materials and Notes on Partnerships and Canadian Business Corporations remains the definitive source of the law relating to partnerships and corporations. This edition provides a comprehensive update (including commentary) of statutory and common law changes affecting corporate law, shareholder rights and remedies and director duties, including an in depth discussion of the Supreme Court's decision in the People and BCE series of cases. The text has also been retooled to be more concise while maintaining the level of depth necessary to provide a thorough understanding of the relevant principles and issues in corporate law and the law of partnerships. Major issues covered include directors' duties, the oppression remedy, shareholder activism."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Partnership Law Principles; title: Evolution of Business Corporations Law and the Nature of Corporate Personality; title: The Process of Incorporation; title: Management and Control of the Corporation; title: The Duty of Care Owed by Managers and Directors to the Corporation; title: Fiduciary Duties Owed by Directors and Managers to the Corporation; title: Regulating the Exercise of Power by Controlling Shareholders; title: Shareholders' Rights; title: Special Aspects of the Closely Held or Private Corporation; title: Shareholders' Remedies.