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Part I. Companies and company law -- Ch.1. The nature and functions of companies -- Ch.2. The origins of company law -- Ch.3. Regulating companies -- Part II. A company as a corporate entity -- Ch.4. Incorporation and its consequences -- Ch.5.Formation, promotion and establishment -- Part III. The law of corporate governance -- Ch.6. Corporate governance rules -- Ch.7. The board of directors and the general meeting -- Ch.8. Acting properly , in the interests of the company, and with care -- Ch. 9. Conflicts of interest and special cases -- Ch.10. Members' remedies ? Ch. 11. Accounts, audit and disclosure -- Part IV. Corporate liability -- Ch. 12. Corporate capacity -- Ch.13. Authority to act for a company -- Ch.14. A company's assent to transactions -- Ch. 15. Validation and ratification of defective transactions -- Ch.16. A company's liability for civil and criminal wrongs -- Part V. Corporate finance -- Ch.17. Equity finance -- Ch.18. Dividends -- Ch.19. Debt finance -- Ch.20. Protection of creditors -- Ch. 21. Dealings with security holdings -- Ch. 22. Fundraising by issue and sale of securities -- Part VI. Corporate control and restructuring -- Ch. 23. Takeovers and disclosure of shareholdings -- Ch.24. Corporate reorganisation and elimination of minority holdings -- Part VII. External administration -- Ch. 25. External administration in insolvency generally -- Ch. 26. Receiverships -- Ch.27. Voluntary administration -- Ch.28. Winding up.