Textbooks
Corporations Law texts are shelved at 346.66
Subject terms to search in the catalogue include: Corporate law; Business enterprises; Company law; corporations
There are a number of "major texts" in this area with regular editions being released. Check the catalogue for details of the current edition.
- Austin, R P & Ramsay, I M, Ford’s Principles of Corporations Law
- Hanrahan, Pamela, et al, Commercial Applications of Company Law
- Lipton, Phillip and Herzberg, Abe, Understanding Company Law
- Woodward, Susan et al, Corporations Law – In Principle
Commentary
- Ford's Principles of Corporations Law
- Australian Corporation Law Principles & Practice
- Australian Journal of Corporate Law
- Lindgren's Business Law of Australia
- Takeovers and Reconstructions in Australia
- Navigate Practice Areas to:
- Company and Securities Law
- Corporate Governance & Compliance Law - contains the Australian Directors Manual, Australian Corporate Practice Manual etc
- Robson's Annotated Corporations Legislation
- Australian Bankruptcy Law and Practice
- Company Receivers and Administrators
Centre for Corporate Law & Securities Regulation (Melbourne Law School - The University of Melbourne)
- CCLSR includes media commentary, bulletins, useful links
- History of Australian Corporate Law - guide to key documents in the development of Australian corporate law
Journals and Indexes
There are a number of databases that contain relevant journal articles:
Business databases:
Company Information:
Australian materials:
- CaseBase Journals Index
- Australian Business Law Review
- Company and Securities Law Journal
- Corporate Governance e-journal by Bond University
International materials:
- Westlaw Classic - Legal database and News sources, Legal Journals Index (UK journal index), Canadian resources
- Westlaw UK - Legal database and News sources, Legal Journals Index (UK journal index)
Databases
Legislation
Key pieces of legislation that apply to corporations include:
- Australian Constitution 1901 (Cth)
- Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
- Australian Securities & Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth)
- Partnership Act 1895 (WA)
Simple instructions for sourcing source legislation and extrinsic materials
Legislation:
Other resources relating to legislation:
- LawNow Legislation from Lexis Advance – drill down to a section and click the >> to find related commentary or cases on Lexis Advance
- Parliament of Australia Bills Digest for bills, links to EM (explanatory memoranda) and Hansard (second reading speeches)
- Parliament of Western Australia Hansard - links to EM (explanatory memoranda) and Hansard (second reading speeches)
Government & Business Resources
ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission)
Business.gov.au - Business gateway to Government information and services
The Treasury - Australian Government
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)
Centre for Corporate Law & Securities Regulation - Melbourne Law School - University of Melbourne
