Guide last updated by Katherine Read, October 2024
This guide was created by Katherine Read, Principal Library Assistant at the IALS Library.
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This guide aims to give a brief introduction to the Library's holdings on Company law and Corporate Insolvency. Please consult Library Search for complete information on current titles and locations. If you require further assistance please contact us.
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This Subject Guide only lists a selection of Library resources on Company law and Corporate Insolvency. To find additional resources you will need to search Library Search, which covers the complete holdings of the Library. It is possible to search for books, journals and series of law reports by author, title or keyword.
IALS Library is mainly open access and readers are able to browse the shelves in the main collection. There are two main exceptions to this:
Please request these at the Library Enquiry Desk.
For more information on understanding the catalogue record and further guidance on the location of materials please refer to our guide Classmarks and the Location of Resources in the Library.
The Library classifies textbooks either by jurisdiction (GO13, GA2 etc.) or according to subject area, examples of which include Comparative Law (SB), Public International Law (SG) and Private International Law/ Conflict of Laws (SH). All classmark sections have a FOL section for oversize volumes, which is located on the same floor of the Library.
When you are searching Library Search for books, please note that only the current edition is held on the open shelves or in the Short Loan collection. IALS has a rich collection of previous editions held in the closed basement and these will display a Depository number on the catalogue. Please request previous editions from the Enquiry Desk.
Common law books on Company Law are shelved at SJ100
Common law books on Insolvency Law are shelved at SJ350
Comparative law books on Company Law and Corporate Insolvency are shelved at SB40
European Union books on Company Law and Corporate Insolvencyare shelved at GO1.A1.D.2
The following list represents a selection of textbooks on Company law and Corporate Insolvency. Please follow the links to Library Search for further information and location. Titles are available in both print and electronic formats, unless indicated otherwise on the list below.
Andenas, M. European comparative company law 2009 CUP
Boyle, A.J. & Bird, J. Boyle and Bird's company law 9th ed. 2014 (print only)
Binder, J. and others Corporate purpose, CSR and ESG: a trans-Atlantic perspective 2024 OUP (online only)
Bruce, M. Rights and duties of directors 17th ed. 2019 (online only)
Dabbah, M. & Lasok, P. Merger control worldwide 2nd ed. 2012 CUP
Davies, P. L. Gower's principles of modern company law 11th ed. 2021 (print only)
Dignam, A. & Lowry, J. Company law 12th ed. 2022 (print only)
Dine, J. Companies, international trade & human rights 2005 (online only)
Ferran, E. Principles of corporate finance law 3rd ed. 2023 OUP
Finch, V. Corporate insolvency law: perspectives and principles 3rd ed. 2017
Fletcher, I. F. Law of insolvency 5th ed. 2017 (print only)
Gerner-Beuerle, C. and Schillig, M. Comparative company law OUP 2019 (online only)
Goode, R.M. & McKendrick, E Goode and McKendrick on commercial law 6th ed. 2020
Goode, R.M. & Gullifer, L. Goode and Gullifer on legal problems of credit and security 7th ed. 2023 (print only)
Goode, R.M. & Gullifer, L. Principles of corporate insolvency law 5th ed. 2018 (print only)
Goode, R.M. Transnational commercial law: text cases and materials 2nd ed. 2015 OUP (online only)
Heidemann, M. Transnational commercial law 2019 (print only)
Kraakman, H. The anatomy of corporate law: a comparative and functional approach 3rd ed. 2017 OUP
Kuntz, T. Research handbook on environmental, social and corporate governance 2024 Elgar
Lightman, G. & Moss, G. The law of administrators and receivers of companies 6th ed. 2017 (print only)
Mallin, C. Corporate governance 5th ed. 2016 (print only)
Maynard, T. Mergers and acquisitions: cases, materials and problems 5th ed. 2021
Mayson, S. Mayson, French & Ryan on company law 38th ed. 2023 (print only)
Micheler, E. Company law: a real entity theory 2021 OUP
Panayi, C. European Union corporate tax law 2nd ed. 2021 CUP
Reisberg, A. & Donovan, A. Pettet, Lowry & Reisberg's company law 5th ed. 2018
Sealy, L.S. Commercial law text, cases and materials 6th ed. 2020 (print only)
Sealy, L.& Milman, D. Annotated guide to the insolvency legislation 28th ed. 2025
Sjåfjell, B and Bruner, C. The Cambridge handbook of corporate law, corporate governance and sustainability 2020 CUP (online only)
Southern, D. Taxation of loan relationships and derivative contracts 10th ed. 2017 (print only)
Wells, H. Research handbook on the history of corporate and company law 2018 Elgar
Witting, C. Liability of corporate groups and networks 2018 CUP (online only)
Worthington, S. Sealy and Worthington’s text, cases and materials in company law 12th ed. 2022 (print only)
IALS Library holds a wide selection of current serial titles on company law and corporate insolvency from many different jurisdictions. These are located on all floors of the Library. Titles are available in both print and electronic formats, unless indicated otherwise on the list below. For more detailed help, please refer to the guide on Finding journal articles. The following titles focus particularly on company law and corporate insolvency but there may be relevant articles in less specialised journals.
American bankruptcy institute law review (online only)
American bankruptcy law journal
Australian corporations and securities reports
Butterworths company law cases
Commercial laws of Europe (print only)
Company and securities law journal (print only)
Corporate rescue and insolvency
European business organisation law review
Giurisprudenza commerciale (print only)
International company and commercial law review
Journal of corporate law studies
Lloyd's maritime and commercial law quarterly
Revue trimestrielle de droit commercial et de droit économique
Rivista del diritto commerciale (print only)
If you are interested in legislation or cases concerning company law and corporate insolvency issues in specific countries you will need to consult the legislation or law reports for that jurisdiction.
Consult Library Search to find the general classmark for the country you require. Consult consolidations of legislation, digests or indexes to trace particular acts or cases.
Academic users may also use databases like Lexis/Westlaw to find UK, US, EU or international decisions. For further information please refer to Law Databases or ask at the Library Enquiry Desk.
You may also find it useful to refer to our guides on finding Legislation and Cases or check to see if we have a Jurisdiction Research Guide for the country you are interested in.
Eagle-i is an internet portal maintained and updated by IALS library staff. It allows you to search for quality web resources on company law and corporate insolvency.
A valuable free source is BAILII, the British and Irish Legal information Institute which is based and maintained at IALS. It provides free access to full text UK judgments and legislation on a wide range of subjects including company law and corporate insolvency and also links to other free World Law databases. Jurisdictions covered in these resources include Commonwealth countries eg. AustLII (Australia) and CanLII (Canada), France, Germany, Italy, the USA and South Africa.
The following represent a sample of the available quality individual web resources on company law and corporate insolvency.
European Corporate Governance Institute: Website of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), a not for profit, membership organisation based in Belgium. The ECGI promotes good practice in corporate governance and conducts and commissions research into corporate governance issues.
The Institute of International Commercial Law, established in 1991, is maintained by Pace Law School in the USA. The CISG database provides access to a wide selection of resources concerning the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.