Contemporary Australian Corporate Law provides an authoritative, contextual and critical analysis of Australian corporate and financial markets law, designed to engage today's LL.B. and JD students.

Written by leading corporate law scholars, the text provides a number of features including: a well-structured presentation of topics for Australian corporate law courses, consistent application of theory with discussion of corporate law principles (both theoretical and historical), comprehensive discussion of case law with modern examples, and integration of corporate law and corporate governance, all with clarity, insight and technical excellence.

Central concepts are enhanced with dynamic and relevant discussions of corporate law in context, including debates relating to the role of corporations in society, the global convergence of corporate law as well as corporations and human rights.

Exploring the social, political and economic forces which shape modern corporations law, Contemporary Australian Corporate Law encourages a forward-thinking approach to understanding key concepts within the field.

• Explains the rules, principles, doctrines and policies that, together, constitute corporate law in Australia to students taking their first course in corporate law
• Locates rules in their legal, social, economic and political context to provide deeper understanding and to recognise how corporations have become an integral part of the contemporary social fabric
• The authors' experience of teaching corporate law for many years brings a logical order to the subject matter with clarity, insight and technical excellence