BC Company Law Practice Manual

From incorporation to dissolution

This publication is essential for: every lawyer who practices business law in BC.

Current to: October 1, 2011 

This comprehensive practice manual is the authoritative guide to British Columbia company law and practice. Originally published in 1997, this authoritative two-volume work has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes required by the Business Corporations Act.

The manual maps out every step of every transaction—from incorporation to dissolution. Written by leading practitioners and reviewed by a very distinguished editorial board, the manual provides you with unique access to information you won't find anywhere else.
The book is updated regularly, and subscriptions include online access with search capability and links to the full text case law and legislation, and forms and precedents on CD-ROM.

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Highlights of the 2012 Update

• all legislative, regulatory, case law, and practice developments since April 2009
• four new chapters, introducing expanded coverage of
  • amalgamations (new chapter 11)
  • arrangements (new chapter 11A)
  • compulsory acquisitions and disposal of undertaking (new chapter 11B)
  • continuations (new chapter 11C)
• significant revision of chapter 4 (Incorporation and Organization), chapter 9 (Special Corporate Procedures) and chapter 16 (Transition)
• new subtopics introduced in several chapters, including a new discussion of duties owed to society—the good corporate citizen (in chapter 6 (Corporate Governance))
• many forms and precedents updated, including the Model Articles

CLEBC Legal Editor
Jonathan Vogt
jvogt@cle.bc.ca

Volume 1

Chapters

1.    Introduction

2.    Applicability of the Securities Act

3.    Corporate Names

4.    Incorporation and Organization

5.    Shares

6.    Corporate Governance

7.    Corporate Finance

8.    Ordinary Corporate Procedures

9.    Special Corporate Procedures

10.   Capital Alterations

11.   Amalgamations

11A.  Arrangements

11B.  Compulsory Acquisitions and Disposal of Undertaking

11C.  Continuations

12.    Dissolution and Restoration

13.    Extraprovincial Companies

14.    Shareholder Rights, Remedies and Proceedings

15.    Shareholders' Agreements

16.    Transition

17.    Corporate Registry Information

Volume 2

Checklists

Forms and Precedents
Applicability of the Securities Act
Corporate Names
Incorporation and Organization
Shares
Corporate Governance
Corporate Finance
Ordinary Corporate Procedures
Special Corporate Procedures
Capital Alterations
Amalgamations, Reorganizations and Continuations
Dissolution and Restoration
Shareholder Rights, Remedies and Proceedings
Transition

Legislation
Business Corporations Regulation
Table of Concordance

Business Corporations Act Forms

Tables
Case Table
Statute Table
References
Index

Features

• complete set of forms and precedents
• checklists
• regular updates
• tables of cases, statutes, and references
• comprehensive index
• convenient looseleaf format with tab indexing
• online access to electronic version with hyperlinks to primary law