Company Law 1 - University of Wolverhampton

Reading ListThese are the titles that you will use throughout the course. They are referred to in the readingsection of each Study Unit, to guide you in your learning.Essential ReadingAll materials listed here must be read in order for you to understand the module. These books aresupplied as part of your study materials.Company Law by John Lowry and Alan Dignam OUP 2006Statutes on Company Law 2007-2008Cases and Materials on Company Law (Andrew Hicks and S Goo)General ReadingThese materials are not supplied, and are not essential to pass themodule. You may, however, wish to refer to them to deepen yourunderstanding of the topics covered by the course. You are responsiblefor obtaining your own copies of these titles. If you choose to do so, youshould be able to purchase them by contacting Hammicks LegalBookshops at 192 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2NJ; tel: +44 (0)20-7405-5711 or you can order online at www.hammickslegal.co.uk.Gower and Davies: the Principles of Modern Company LawDavies (7th edition 2003) Sweet & MaxwellCompany Law: Mayson, French and Ryan(new edition every September) Oxford University PressCases and Materials in Company Law: Sealy (7th edition 2001) ButterworthsIn addition, in each Study Unit you will find a list of cases which should be consulted. Summariesof these can be found in the 150 Leading Cases; cases marked with an * are referred to in theTextbook. If you have access to the Internet you may wish to take advantage of the legal materialsavailable via this source. See your Award Guide for details.For those students who have never studied the law, certain terminology used may be difficult tounderstand at first. As you progress through the course, you will learn a range of new words andphrases that are frequently used in the study of law. If you encounter any difficulties with the terminologyused, however, you will find it useful to refer to a legal dictionary, which will explain themeaning of legal words and phrases in plain English. Mozley and Whitley’s Law Dictionary (12thedition 2001) by Butterworths is very helpful, and can be purchased through Hammicks LegalBookshops.