The Companies Act 2006 Act makes a number of significant changes to the law on shares and share capital while also retaining many of the provisions of the old law. Some changes are simplifications to the law for private companies, notably on financial assistance, share capital reduction and company buy-back of own shares, as well as the abolition of authorised capital. The whole structure is informed and constrained by the provisions of the Company Law Directives, which are principally applicable to public companies.

This book is based on Parts 17, 18, 20, 21 and 22 of the Companies 2006 Act, together with the provisions of the new Table A and Table C. Key areas covered include:

• Principles of share capital
• Issuing shares
• Rights attaching to shares
• Transferring shares
• Removing capital
• Evaluation of the changes under the Companies Act 2006

The work also considers case law doctrines such as improper purposes for issuing shares and case law on those provisions which have not changed but continue to be relevant.

Andrew McGee, Professor of Business Law, Manchester University; Barrister, Kings Chambers, Manchester/Leeds

• Principles of Share Capital
• Issuing and Allotting Shares
• Rights Attaching to Shares
• Transferring Shares
• Removing Capital
• The New Regime under the 2006 Act -an Evaluation

"The book provides a good overview of all recent developments concerning shares and share capital. It includes all regulations of all the Companies Act 2006 which deal with the topic.....Shares and Sahre Capital under the Companies Act 2006 is of great interest to lawyers as well as entrepreneurs."
German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce http://grossbritannien.ahk.de/fileadmin/ahk_grossbritannien/Dokumente/Buchbespechungen/Review_Shares_and_Share_Capital.pdf