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The second edition of this important work provides an invaluable reference guide for legal practitioners advising on matters relating to company shareholders. Fully revised and updated, it addresses the major legal developments since the first edition, including key cases in relation to the expropriation of minority shareholders such as Charterhouse Capital Ltd, re Coroin, and Assenagon Asset Management SA v Irish Bank Resolution Corp Ltd. There is also discussion of cases relating to the commencement of derivative proceedings such as Kleanthous v Paphitis. Developments relating to creditors' and members' schemes are also covered, and the limitations of contractual control are considered throughout. New chapters have been added on nominee directors and offshore jurisdictions. The chapter on responding to derivative claims has been extensively updated to take account of recent cases which consider the statutory procedure for commencing derivative proceedings under the Companies Act 2006.The Law of Majority Shareholder Power continues to be the go-to work for company lawyers and majority shareholders.

Treating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this series of new translations. Students are encouraged to engage with the text through detailed commentaries, including suggestions for discussion and analysis. In addition, numerous practical questions stimulate ideas on staging and encourage students to explore the play's dramatic qualities. Hippolytus is suitable for students of both Classical Civilisation and Drama. Useful features include full synopsis of the play, commentary alongside translation for easy reference and a comprehensive introduction to the Greek Theatre. Hippolytus is aimed primarily at A-level and undergraduate students in the UK, and college students in North America.

The Massim region of Papua New Guinea has been the focus of intensive ethnographic interest for over a century because of sociocultural practices and maritime economies that connect island populations, including the famed Kula ring. Ethnographic models of Kula have been critiqued as ahistorical and heavily influenced by colonial interventions. This volume explores the long-term history of Massim maritime economies from a predominantly archaeological perspective, but draws on ethnographic, linguistic and biomolecular information. Maritime economies have connected islands for at least 17,000 years, with parallels to historically documented networks emerging over the last 3000 years. The Massim region can be considered as a network of decentralized, micro-world economies that frequently overlapped, were shaped by local value systems, clan affiliations, and defined by strategic advantages of location, natural resources and technologies. Maritime interaction in the Massim shaped cultural and linguistic diversity, providing a comparative case study for maritime economies globally.

The Massim region of Papua New Guinea has been the focus of intensive ethnographic interest for over a century because of sociocultural practices and maritime economies that connect island populations, including the famed Kula ring. Ethnographic models of Kula have been critiqued as ahistorical and heavily influenced by colonial interventions. This volume explores the long-term history of Massim maritime economies from a predominantly archaeological perspective, but draws on ethnographic, linguistic and biomolecular information. Maritime economies have connected islands for at least 17,000 years, with parallels to historically documented networks emerging over the last 3000 years. The Massim region can be considered as a network of decentralized, micro-world economies that frequently overlapped, were shaped by local value systems, clan affiliations, and defined by strategic advantages of location, natural resources and technologies. Maritime interaction in the Massim shaped cultural and linguistic diversity, providing a comparative case study for maritime economies globally.

In the late summer of 1754, Bryan Blundell stood at Liverpool’s bustling waterfront – a man whose life traced the city’s rise from market town to maritime powerhouse. From humble beginnings as a cabin boy, he became captain, merchant, philanthropist, and twice mayor. He founded the Blue Coat School, left a lasting civic legacy, and helped shape the Liverpool we know today.But his fortune, like the city’s, was bound to the Atlantic slave trade. Ships he owned and ventures he financed tied his name to immense human suffering.Drawing on Blundell’s own journal alongside shipping records, sermons, and civic archives, this book offers a vivid, unflinching portrait of both a man and a city – one of ambition, faith, and contradiction. It is a story not just of prosperity and philanthropy, but also of the hidden costs that underpinned them.

From ''naughty lists'' to sprinting swans, wandering ducks to Amarula-based incentives, The First Kudu takes you on the roller coaster ride of a start-up, and dives into real learnings along the way.The narrative invites you to journey through the chaos with the young team and unpacks in gritty detail what goes into building a tech start-up – with stories of fun and failure honestly told in equal measure.The First Kudu tells the story of HouseME, a rental technology company founded in South Africa that grew to 34 employees and 50 000 registered users, processing hundreds of millions of rands each year. The company won awards, raised several rounds of funding and was sought after by competitors.It was exciting.It was excellent.And then …It was dead.Ben Shaw (former CEO) and Lorne Hallendorff (former COO) provide a whirlwind tour of what goes into building a start-up at the southern tip of Africa and what they would do differently, were they to do it again.

Create your own websites easily, securely, and quickly with Django by tackling practical activities based on realistic case studiesKey FeaturesUnderstand Django functionality and the Model-View-Template (MVT) paradigmCreate and iteratively build a book review website, adding features as you build your knowledgeExplore advanced concepts such as REST API implementation and third-party module integrationBook DescriptionDo you want to develop reliable and secure applications that stand out from the crowd without spending hours on boilerplate code? You’ve made the right choice trusting the Django framework, and this book will tell you why. Often referred to as a “batteries included” web development framework, Django comes with all the core features needed to build a standalone application. Web Development with Django will take you through all the essential concepts and help you explore its power to build real-world applications using Python.Throughout the book, you’ll get the grips with the major features of Django by building a website called Bookr – a repository for book reviews. This end-to-end case study is split into a series of bitesize projects presented as exercises and activities, allowing you to challenge yourself in an enjoyable and attainable way. As you advance, you'll acquire various practical skills, including how to serve static files to add CSS, JavaScript, and images to your application, how to implement forms to accept user input, and how to manage sessions to ensure a reliable user experience. You’ll cover everyday tasks that are part of the development cycle of a real-world web application.By the end of this Django book, you'll have the skills and confidence to creatively develop and deploy your own projects.What you will learnCreate a new application and add models to describe your dataUse views and templates to control behavior and appearanceImplement access control through authentication and permissionsDevelop practical web forms to add features such as file uploadsBuild a RESTful API and JavaScript code that communicates with itConnect to a database such as PostgreSQLWho this book is forThis book is for programmers looking to enhance their web development skills using the Django framework. To fully understand the concepts explained in this book, basic knowledge of Python programming as well as familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS is assumed.

Create your own websites easily, securely, and quickly with Django by tackling practical activities based on realistic case studies

Key Features

Understand Django functionality and the Model-View-Template (MVT) paradigmCreate and iteratively build a book review website, adding features as you build your knowledgeExplore advanced concepts such as REST API implementation and third-party module integration

Book Description

Do you want to develop reliable and secure applications that stand out from the crowd without spending hours on boilerplate code? You’ve made the right choice trusting the Django framework, and this book will tell you why. Often referred to as a “batteries included” web development framework, Django comes with all the core features needed to build a standalone application. Web Development with Django will take you through all the essential concepts and help you explore its power to build real-world applications using Python.Throughout the book, you’ll get the grips with the major features of Django by building a website called Bookr – a repository for book reviews. This end-to-end case study is split into a series of bitesize projects presented as exercises and activities, allowing you to challenge yourself in an enjoyable and attainable way. As you advance, you''ll acquire various practical skills, including how to serve static files to add CSS, JavaScript, and images to your application, how to implement forms to accept user input, and how to manage sessions to ensure a reliable user experience. You’ll cover everyday tasks that are part of the development cycle of a real-world web application.By the end of this Django book, you''ll have the skills and confidence to creatively develop and deploy your own projects.

What you will learn

Create a new application and add models to describe your dataUse views and templates to control behavior and appearanceImplement access control through authentication and permissionsDevelop practical web forms to add features such as file uploadsBuild a RESTful API and JavaScript code that communicates with itConnect to a database such as PostgreSQL

Who this book is for

This book is for programmers looking to enhance their web development skills using the Django framework. To fully understand the concepts explained in this book, basic knowledge of Python programming as well as familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS is assumed.

Create modern, secure websites easily and quickly with Django 6 through realistic case studies updated for the latest async features and modern Python supportKey FeaturesGet to grips with Django 6 functionality, the MVT paradigm, and its new async-powered featuresBuild and extend a book-review site using updated templates, forms, async features, and ORM toolsExplore REST APIs, async views, third-party integrations, testing, and modern deployment optionsPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionTired of spending hours on boilerplate code when you should be building features? Django 6 transforms your workflow with major improvements to the Python web ecosystem—from expanded async support to improved form rendering, stronger security, and modern template and ORM capabilities. This book shows you how to take full advantage of these upgrades to build reliable, secure, and high-performance web applications in a structured, hands-on way.You’ll discover Django 6’s power by building an end-to-end case study of developing a website called Bookr, a repository for book reviews that mirrors real development workflows. Through guided practical exercises, you'll learn how to serve static files, implement forms using Django 6’s improved rendering system, handle async views and ORM operations, and manage sessions to create a seamless user experience. You’ll also tackle essential tasks such as authentication, security best practices, and integrating modern front-end tools.By the end of this Django book, you’ll be ready to build and deploy your own scalable, modern Python web applications using Django 6.What you will learnStart a new Django 6 project and define models using the improved ORMWork with function and class-based views using templates to control application behaviorImplement authentication, permissions, and modern session handling techniquesCreate practical forms using Django 6's updated rendering APIBuild RESTful APIs and the JavaScript features that integrate with themConnect to PostgreSQL and run async-ready queries where supportedWho this book is forThis book is for programmers who want to enhance their web development skills with Django 6. You’ll get the most out of it if you already know Python programming and are familiar with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. This book is especially useful for anyone looking to understand Django’s new async capabilities, modern security features, and production-ready web development patterns.

Learn how to create your own websites simply, safely, and quickly with Django by tackling practical activities based on realistic case studiesKey FeaturesUnderstand Django functionality and the Model-View-Template (MVT) paradigmCreate and iteratively build a book review website, adding features as you build your knowledgeExplore advanced concepts such as REST API implementation and third-party module integrationBook DescriptionDo you want to develop reliable and secure applications which stand out from the crowd, rather than spending hours on boilerplate code? Then the Django framework is where you should begin. Often referred to as a 'batteries included' web development framework, Django comes with all the core features needed to build a standalone application.Web Development with Django takes this philosophy and equips you with the knowledge and confidence to build real-world applications using Python.Starting with the essential concepts of Django, you'll cover its major features by building a website called Bookr – a repository for book reviews. This end-to-end case study is split into a series of bitesize projects that are presented as exercises and activities, allowing you to challenge yourself in an enjoyable and attainable way.As you progress, you'll learn various practical skills, including how to serve static files to add CSS, JavaScript, and images to your application, how to implement forms to accept user input, and how to manage sessions to ensure a reliable user experience. Throughout this book, you'll cover key daily tasks that are part of the development cycle of a real-world web application.By the end of this book, you'll have the skills and confidence to creatively tackle your own ambitious projects with Django.What you will learnCreate a new application and add models to describe your dataUse views and templates to control behavior and appearanceImplement access control through authentication and permissionsDevelop practical web forms to add features such as file uploadsDevelop a RESTful API and JavaScript code that communicates with itConnect to a database such as PostgreSQLWho this book is forWeb Development with Django is designed for programmers who want to gain web development skills with the Django framework. To fully understand the concepts explained in this book, you must have basic knowledge of Python programming, as well as familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Do you want to develop reliable and secure applications which stand out from the crowd, rather than spending hours on boilerplate code? Then the Django framework is where you should begin. Often referred to as a ''batteries included'' web development framework, Django comes with all the core features needed to build a standalone application.Web Development with Django takes this philosophy and equips you with the knowledge and confidence to build real-world applications using Python.Starting with the essential concepts of Django, you''ll cover its major features by building a website called Bookr – a repository for book reviews. This end-to-end case study is split into a series of bitesize projects that are presented as exercises and activities, allowing you to challenge yourself in an enjoyable and attainable way.As you progress, you''ll learn various practical skills, including how to serve static files to add CSS, JavaScript, and images to your application, how to implement forms to accept user input, and how to manage sessions to ensure a reliable user experience. Throughout this book, you''ll cover key daily tasks that are part of the development cycle of a real-world web application.By the end of this book, you''ll have the skills and confidence to creatively tackle your own ambitious projects with Django.

Key Features

Understand Django functionality and the Model-View-Template (MVT) paradigmCreate and iteratively build a book review website, adding features as you build your knowledgeExplore advanced concepts such as REST API implementation and third-party module integration

What you will learn

Create a new application and add models to describe your dataUse views and templates to control behavior and appearanceImplement access control through authentication and permissionsDevelop practical web forms to add features such as file uploadsDevelop a RESTful API and JavaScript code that communicates with itConnect to a database such as PostgreSQL

Who this book is for

Web Development with Django is designed for programmers who want to gain web development skills with the Django framework. To fully understand the concepts explained in this book, you must have basic knowledge of Python programming, as well as familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.