Company Law in Context: Text and materials Paperback – 28 Jun. 2012

SELLER/ DELIVERY/ QUALITY of the product - 5 Stars! Without a doubt!NOTE: My subjective feedback/opinion relates to the book's content - only! 2 STARS ONLY!Well... It's probably one of the most unhelpful and confusing books I have ever read and learnt from in my academic career (LLB, MA, BTEC level 7) . I used this book in my 3rd year at Uni and it was so unhelpful. The author should revise its content. I was jumping from one chapter to another and all I wanted to do is to UNDERSTAND the basics. Language patronising and also unhelpful. No structure or whatsoever. Pointless extracts from judgments which should have been spared. DO NOT purchase unless you want to be confused.

I like the quality of the book, its exactly like new

Good condition

It's required for a course I am taking but it's not the best company law text in my opinion. I much prefer Gower & Davies.

A satisfactory textbook, all things considered. The author talks too much, however. It sometimes reads like a stream of consciousness. Frequently long case extracts are printed and then discussed with such length that the extract really is not necessary.It feels as though the author would like to record every thought he has for the benefit of the reader. This can become bewildering at times. Its helpful if you need broad discussion of a conceptual approach to company law, but distinctly unhelpful for quickly getting up to speed with core concepts.In terms of structure, the author tries hard to present material in an informative manner but sometimes a clear outline of the law can get lost amid an effort to develop a discursive feel. Aesthetically, its not the best looking textbook layout.Picking up on the discursive feel of the material, at times the efforts to develop arguments to their logical conclusions from multiple different angles comes at the cost of clarity. This can be especially frustrating when the author does not come to a clear position on what the law is. While the law is itself frequently indeterminate, the point of a textbook is to be able to get a handle on discussing possibilities, and not to be left with a flood of different options argued exhaustively with no clear preferred options (this is most often a problem when different cases take different positions, each being discussed at length in turn, so that eventually the law comes across as a mess of divergent positions with no obvious way of threading them together).There's some sloppiness around the edges. Incorrect references at times, footnotes that reference wrong parts of the text, sometimes even inaccurate fact summaries.These factors will represent negatives to some, but features to others. The positive interpretation is that it is an extremely thorough treatment of a complex area of law executed with passion and a relatively unique, discursive style. Certainly among the extensive discussion there are some helpful and constructive insights into the workings of corporate law. (Some condensing would not go amiss, however - not all discussion is of equal value).

Decide to buy one as it cannot loan from the library for long term. As a law grad from other country, Kershaw's enlightens the idea of UK corporate law and give me very good critical thinking of its fundamental concept.