Company / Corporate Law (UK LLB undergraduate module)
Grounded revision for Company / Corporate Law (UK LLB undergraduate module): notes, verified MCQs and case flashcards across 7 syllabus topics. Every question and flashcard is grounded in a real briefed authority and checked against the corpus.
Syllabus
- Corporate Personality & Veil of IncorporationCompany
Salomon principle and separate legal personality · Lifting/piercing the veil: concealment vs evasion (Prest v Petrodel) · Single economic unit doctrine
- Incorporation & Constitutional DocumentsCompany
Process of incorporation under Companies Act 2006 · Articles of association: nature, alteration (Allen v Gold Reefs), entrenchment · Memorandum: historical vs current role
- Directors: Duties & GovernanceCompany
Fiduciary duty: act within powers (CA 2006 s 171) · Duty to promote success (s 172) · Duty of care, skill and diligence (s 174)
- Shareholder Rights & RemediesCompany
Majority rule principle · Foss v Harbottle and proper plaintiff rule · Derivative claims (CA 2006 ss 260-264)
- Capital Structure & FinanceCompany
Share capital: types, allotment, pre-emption rights · Capital maintenance doctrine · Dividends and distributions
- Company Contracts & CapacityCompany
Ultra vires doctrine (historical and post-CA 2006) · Agency and authority of officers · Turquand rule / indoor management
- Corporate Governance & Insolvency (introductory)Company
UK Corporate Governance Code (overview) · Wrongful trading and disqualification · Liquidation overview
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Flashcards
Unlock all 30 with Pro →- Woolfson v Strathclyde Regional Council
What did the House of Lords hold in Woolfson v Strathclyde Regional Council regarding veil-lifting?
1978 SC (HL) 90 - Woolfson v Strathclyde Regional Council
Why is Woolfson significant compared to DHN Food Distributors?
1978 SC (HL) 90 - Rukhadze and others v Recovery Partners GP Ltd and another
What is the ratio of Rukhadze v Recovery Partners GP Ltd on fiduciary profit-accounting?
[2025] UKSC 10
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