Universal Bibliography/Law/Company

This page is part of a pan-jurisdictional bibliography of law. This part of the Universal Bibliography is a bibliography of company law.

This section includes, in particular, books on the law of unincorporated companies (which is not corporate law).


 * Gore-Brown on Companies. 45th Ed: looseleaf: 2004 onwards. 44th Ed: looseleaf: 1986 onwards.
 * Mayson, French and Ryan on Company Law. 36th Ed: 2019:
 * Smith and Keenan's Company Law. 18th Ed: 2019: . 17th Ed: 2016: . 16th Ed: 2013. 15th Ed: 2011. 14th Ed: 2009. 13th Ed: 2005: . 12th Ed: 2002. 11th Ed: 1999. 10th Ed: 1996. 9th Ed: 1993. 8th Ed: 1990. 7th Ed: 1987. 6th Ed: 1986. 5th Ed: 1983. 4th Ed: 1981. 3rd Ed: 1976. 2nd Ed: 1970. 1st Ed: 1966.
 * Charlesworth's Company Law. 18th Ed: 2010:
 * Gower: Principles of Modern Company Law. 11th Ed: 2021: . Gower and Davies' Principles of Modern Company Law.  10th Ed: 2016. 9th Ed: 2012: . 7th Ed: 2003: . 8th Ed: 2008: . Gower's Modern Company Law. Gower's Principles of Modern Company Law. The Principles of Modern Company Law. 1954. 2nd Ed: 1957. 3rd Ed: 1969. 4th Ed: 1979. 5th Ed: 1992. 6th Ed: 1997.
 * Sime and Taylor. Company Law in Practice. (The City Law School). 12th Ed: 2018:.
 * Stamp and Simons. Practical Company Law and Corporate Transactions. (The City Library). 3rd Ed: 2011: . 2nd Ed: 2004. 1st Ed: 1998.
 * Tolley's Company Law Handbook. 23rd Ed: 2015:.
 * Pettet, Lowry & Reisberg's Company Law. 5th Ed: 2018:.
 * Dignam and Lowry. Company Law. (Core Texts). 11th Ed: 2020:.
 * Bourne on Company Law. 6th Ed: 2013:
 * Boyle & Birds' Company Law. 9th Ed: 2014:.
 * Hannigan. Company Law. 4th Ed: 2016:.
 * Pennington. Company Law. 8th Ed: 2001: . 3rd Ed: 1973: . The Principles of Company Law. 1959. 2nd Ed: 1967.
 * Farrar's Company Law. 4th Ed: 1998: . 3rd Ed: 1991. 2nd Ed: 1988.
 * Palmer's Company Law. 25th Ed: looseleaf: 1992 onwards. 24th Ed: 1987: . 23rd Ed: 1982. 22nd Ed: 1976: . 21st Ed: 1968. 1st Ed: 1898.
 * Palmer's Company Precedents. 17th Ed: 1956. Review:.
 * Topham and Ivamy's Company Law. 16th Ed: 1978. 15th Ed: 1974. 14th Ed: 1970. 13th Ed: 1967. Topham's Company Law.
 * Farrar, Harry. Elements of Company Law. 4th Ed: 1945:.
 * Applebee. The Essentials of Company Law. 1949..
 * Emery. An Encyclopaedia of Company Law and Practice. 1920.
 * Steibel. Company Law and Precedents. 2nd Ed: 1920:
 * Lindley. Law of Partnership and Companies. 4th Ed: 1878.


 * McLaughlin. Unlocking Company Law. 3rd Ed: 2015:.


 * Davies. Introduction to Company Law. 2002. 2nd Ed: 2010:.

Scotland
 * Smith and Keenan's Company Law. Scottish Edition. 13th Ed: 2005:.
 * Pillans and Bourne. Scottish Company Law. 2nd Ed: 1999:.

Ireland
 * Keane on Company Law. 5th Ed: 2016:.
 * Courtney, Hutchinson and O'Leary. The Law of Companies. 4th Ed: 2016:.
 * Ellis. Modern Irish Company Law. Jordans. 2001.
 * Thuillier. Company Law in Ireland. 2nd Ed: 2015:.
 * Callanan. An Introduction to Irish Company Law. 4th Ed: 2015:.

New Zealand

See Company law of New Zealand

Text, cases and materials
 * Sealy and Worthington's Text, Cases, and Materials in Company Law. 11th Ed: 2016:.

Metabibliography
 * Bibliography on Company Law. Commission of the European Communities. 1984. Documentation Bulletin B/15. Brussels. October 1983. Bibliographie sur le droit des sociétés. January 1979. Catalogues and commentary:
 * Hilderbert Kirchner (ed). Bibliographie zum Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht, 1950 bis 1985. Walter de Gruyter. 1989. . Bibliographie zum Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht 1986 bis 1995. 1998. . (German group law or company law)
 * "Bibliography on Company Law" (1981) 19 Company News and Notes 102
 * "Bibliography of Company Law" (1980) 18 Company News and Notes 69

History
 * Wells (ed). Research Handbook on the History of Corporate and Company Law. 2018.
 * McQueen. A Social History of Company Law. Ashgate. 2009. Routledge. 2016.
 * Formoy. The Historical Foundations of Modern Company Law. 1923.

Joint stock companies

 * Thomas Eustace Smith. Smith on Joint Stock Companies. A Summary of the Law of Companies. 14th Ed: 1929: . 13th Ed: 1923. Smith's Summary of Joint Stock Companies' Law under the Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908. 11th Ed: 1909. Smith's Summary of Joint Stock Companies' Law. 10th Ed: 1908. 9th Ed: 1906. 8th Ed: 1903. 7th Ed: 1901. Review: . 5th Ed: 1891: . A Summary of the Law of Companies. 3rd Ed: 1885: . A Summary of Joint Stock Companies Law. 2nd Ed: 1881. 1st Ed: 1878:.
 * Thring on Joint Stock Companies. Thring's Joint Stock Companies Law. 5th Ed: 1889. 4th Ed: 1880. 3rd Ed: 1875: . Commentary: . 2nd Ed: 1867 or 1868. Supplement: 1863. 1st Ed: 1861.
 * Jordan's Joint Stock Companies. Jordan on Joint Stock Companies. 11th Ed: 1887. 6th Ed: 1878.
 * Healy on Joint Stock Companies. 1875.
 * Cox on Joint Stock Companies. 7th Ed: 1870.
 * Shelford on Joint Stock Companies. 2nd Ed: 1870. 1863:.
 * Wordworth. The Law of Joint Stock Companies. 3rd Ed: 1842: . 4th Ed: 1845:.

Scotland
 * Cameron on Joint Stock Companies. 1874.
 * Clark on Partnership and Joint Stock Companies in Scotland. 1866.

Canada
 * Stephen's Joint Stock Companies in Canada. Canadian Joint Stock Companies. 1881.

Periodicals

 * The Company Lawyer (1980 onwards) (Oyez, Sweet & Maxwell) . Commentary:
 * Company Law Journal


 * International Company and Commercial Law Review

Australia
 * Company and Securities Law Journal