Reproduced in this text are readings selected by Paul Ali, Rosemary Teele Langford and Ian Ramsay for the Corporations Law unit at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne. The readings are comprised of chapters and extracts from the following LexisNexis Butterworths publications: • Austin & Ramsay, Ford, Austin & Ramsay’s Principles of Corporations Law, 16th edition, 2014 • Gooley, Zammit, Dicker & Russell, Corporations and Associations Law: Principles and Issues, 6th edition, 2015 • Harris, Company Law: Theories, Principles and Applications, 2nd edition, 2015 • Harris, Hargovan & Adams, Australian Corporate Law, 5th edition, 2016 Table of Contents Topic 1 – Introduction to Companies and the Regulatory Scheme Topic 2 –Incorporations and Its Effects Topic 3 – Managing Companies Topic 4 – Duties and Liabilities of Directors and Officers: Framework of Duties, Duty to Act in Good Faith and Duty to Act for a Proper Purpose Topic 5 – Duties and Liabilities of Directors and Officers: Duty of Care Topic 6 – Duties and Liabilities of Directors and Officers: Loyalty Topic 7 – Shareholder Actions Topic 8 – Corporate Liability Topic 9 – Share Capital Topic 10 – Introduction to Corporate Insolvency