Universal Bibliography/Law/Corporations

Type classification: this is a bibliography resource.

This page is part of a pan-jurisdictional bibliography of law. This part of the Universal Bibliography is a bibliography of the law of corporations.

This section includes, in particular, books on the law of corporations sole (which is not necessarily company law).

  • Gordon and Ringe (eds). The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance. 2018. [1]
  • Fletcher Cyclopedia of the Law of Corporations [2]
  • Hamilton and Freer. The Law of Corporations in a Nutshell. 6th Ed: 2011: [3].
  • Emanuel. Corporations and other Business Entities. (Emanuel Law Outlines). 8th Ed: 2020: [4].
  • Soderquist on Corporate Law and Practice. 3rd Ed: 2007: [5]. 4th Ed: 2012.
  • Deutsch and Bianco. The Law of Corporations. 1976. [6]
  • White, William R. Law of Corporations. (Pace Business Law Series, unit 4). Pace & Pace. 1959. [7]
  • Ballantine on Corporations. 1927. 2nd Ed: 1946: [8].
  • Ballantine's Manual of Corporation Law and Practice. 1930. [9]
  • Thompson on Corporations. Thompson and Thompson. Commentaries on the Law of Corporations. 3rd Ed: 1927: [10]. Commentaries on the Law of Private Corporations. 1895: [11]. 2nd Ed: 1908: [12].
  • Cook. The Principles of Corporation Law. 1925. [13]
  • Cook on Corporations. Cook on Corporations as affected by Statutes and Constitutions. 1889: [14]. Review: [15].
  • Cook on Corporations. Cook on Stock and Stockholders. 1887: [16]. Cook on Stock and Stockholders and General Corporation Law. 2nd Ed: 1889: [17]. A Treatise on the Law of Corporations having a Capital Stock. 4th Ed: 1898: [18]. 5th Ed: 1903. 6th Ed: 1908. 7th Ed: 1913: [19]. 8th Ed: 1923: [20]. Commentary: [21] [22] [23].
  • Machen. A Treatise on the Modern Law of Corporations. 1908. [24]
  • Carr. The General Principals of the Law of Corporations. 1905. [25]
  • Root on Corporations. Root's Corporation Laws. The Law of Corporations. 1872: [26]. 4th Ed: 1890.
  • Haviland on Corporations. 1890. [27]
  • Waterman on Corporations. 1888. [28]
  • Binmore. Corporator's Manual. 1881: [29]. 2nd Ed: 1884.
  • Overland. A Manual of Statutory Corporation Law. [30]
  • Cumming and Gilbert. Corporation Laws of all the States. [31]
  • Corbin's Corporation Laws. Corbin's New Jersey Corporation Laws. The Act Concerning Corporations in the State of New Jersey. 5th Ed: 1888. 7th Ed: 1892: [32]. 14th Ed: 1908: [33].
  • Freedley's Corporation Laws. General Corporation Laws of Pennsylvania. 1882: [34]. 2nd Ed: 1890.
  • Meredith's Corporation Laws of Pennsylvania. Corporation Laws. Formation and Regulation of Corporations in Pennsylvania.
  • Watts' Corporation Laws. Watts' Missouri Corporation Laws. 1889. Review: [35]. 3rd Ed: 1903.
  • Brewer and Laubscher. Corporations other than Municipal. 2nd Ed: 1886.
  • Southworth and Jones on Manufacturing and Business Corporations. 2nd Ed: 1890.
  • Tucker on Business Corporations. 1883.
  • McMaster. Certain Business Corporations. 1890.
  • Hunt. Laws relating to Religious Corporations. 1882.
  • Wait on Insolvent Corporations. 1888.

Australia

  • Harris, Hargovan and Adams. Australian Corporate Law. 6th Ed: 2017. 5th Ed: 2016: [36]. 3rd Ed: 2011. 2nd Ed: 2009.
  • Bottomley, Hall, Spender and Nosworthy. Contemporary Australian Corporate Law. 1st Ed: 2018: [37]. 2nd Ed: 2020: [38].

New Zealand

See Corporate law of New Zealand

Private corporations

  • Kyd, Stewart. Kyd on Corporations. London. 1793 to 1794. [39]
  • Grant, James. Grant on Corporations. London: 1850: [40]. Philadephia: 1854: [41].
  • Taylor on Private Corporations. Law of Private Corporations. 2nd Ed: 1888. 3rd Ed: 1894: [42]. 5th Ed: 1902.
  • Clark and Marshall. Marshall on Private Corporations. 1901. [43]
  • Smith, W W. Smith on Private Corporations. 1889. Review: [44].
  • Beach on Private Corporations. 1891. [45]
  • Morawetz on Private Corporations. 1882. 2nd Ed: 1886. [46]
  • Angell and Ames on Corporations. Angell and Ames on Private Corporations. 11th Ed: 1882.
  • Boone on Corporations. 1882.
  • Potter on Corporations. 1879. 1881: [47].
  • Field, GW. Field on Corporations. Field on Private Corporations. 1877. 2nd Ed: 1883.
  • Brice's Ultra Vires. Brice on Ultra Vires. 2nd Ed: 1877. 2nd American Ed: 1880.
    • Green's Edition of Brice on Ultra Vires.
  • Thompson, S D. Thompson on Liability of Officers of Corporations. 1880.
  • Thompson, S D. Thompson on Liability of Stockholders. 1879.
  • Shirley, John M. The Dartmouth College Case. 1879.
  • Benjamin V Abbott and Austin Abbott. Digest of the Law of Corporations. Volume 1. 1869. Volume 2: Supplementary Volume. 1879. Supplement: 1882: [48].

Cases

  • Withrow and Binmore. American Corporation Cases. 1872 onwards.
  • American and English Corporation Cases. 1884 onwards.

Cases and materials

  • Coffee, Gilson, Quinn. Cases and Materials on Corporations. 9th Ed: 2022: [49]. Choper, Coffee and Gilson. Cases and Materials on Corporations. Aspen Publishers. 7th Ed: 2008.
  • Bauman. Corporations: Law and Policy: Materials and Problems. (American Casebook Series). 7th Ed: 2010: [50]. Thomson-West. 5th Ed: 2005: [51]. ISBN 9780314162052. 4th Ed: 1998: [52]. 2001 Supplement. 2002 Supplement: [53].
  • Cary and Eisenberg's Cases and Materials on Corporations. Cary. 4th Ed. 1977 Supplement: [54]. 1978 Special Supplement: [55].
  • Hamilton's Cases on Corporations.
  • Jennings and Buxbaum's Cases and Materials on Corporations
  • Henn. Cases and Materials on the Laws of Corporations. (American Casebook Series). 3rd Ed: 1974: [56].
  • Prashker. Cases and Materials on the Law of Corporations. 2nd Ed: 1949: [57].
  • Ballatine and Lattin. Cases and Materials on the Law of Corporations. 1939. [58]
  • Warren. Select Cases and Other Authorities on the Law of Private Corporations. 2nd Ed: 1916: [59]
  • Wormser. Illustrative Cases on Corporations. 3rd Ed: 1916: [60].
  • Tompkins. Cases on Corporations. 2nd Ed: 1903: [61].
  • Shepard. Cases on Corporations. 1896. [62]
  • Smith, Walter Denton. Cases on the Law of Corporations. 1896. [63]
  • Cummings Cases on Corporations.

Manufacturing corporations

  • John F Baker. Baker's New York Corporation Laws. Baker on Manufacturing Corporations in New York. 1876.
  • Batchelder's Law of Massachusetts Manufacturing Corporations.  Manufacturing Corporations in Massachusetts. 1869.

Periodicals

  • Australian Journal of Corporate Law