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law and Morality relationship.
... It is always possible to argue against a certain interpretation of the law that it is morally indefensible and there has always been a pressure within legal system to render it morally defensible, this how critical morality becomes a persuasive ...
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Legal Due Diligence Process.
... new business relationship may not be enough. Many companies now regularly retain specialists to supplement that process with "business" or "investigative" due diligence. (Economist Intelligence Unit)
Investigative due diligence is meant to answer questions that official records and financial accounts ...
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legal framework
... of Australia were already the original inhabitants of the land.
We still witness conflict with the developments of new weapons and waging warfare for strategic and monetary gain, cession by countries signing treaties for purchases of land, but occupation is not ...
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Limited liability
... of the existence of limited liability companies in the 21st century, as a means of fostering entrepreneurial spirit, and to argue that while the above aim is regarded as essential in the market economy, there is invariably a need for ...
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Limited Liability, and effect on contract and tort creditors.
... becomes liable for the subsidiary's debts. Under section 588V of the corporations act indicates that a holding company becomes liable when it incurs the debt, becomes insolvent through incurring the debt and there are grounds for suspected the company is ...
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manufacturer's guarantee
... same sort of cover that a guarantee does; only that a consumer has to pay for it and normally the cost can be up to 50% of the original purchasing price. Extended warranties are usually useful for four years beyond ...
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Marine Blast v. Targe Towing Limited, Scheldt Towage Company.
... order.
2. The main argument has been whether that condition is satisfied, although questions of discretion have also been touched on, particularly by the applicant (the respondent to the appeal) in anticipation of argument being directed to that issue. In the ...
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marketing law
... areas within North Sydney, North Parramatta, Castle Hill as the three areas are urban and have a strong concentration of mature aged adults (50 to 65 years old) with high household incomes and are tertiary educated.
Demographic segmentation consists of ...
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Memorandum of association
... of any provision of company law or of its act". It contains the objects for which the company is formed and therefore identifies the possible scope of its operation beyond which its action cannot go.
Ultra Vires
Any transaction, ...
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Mlm 731
... whole company all the time. As Kath is the director of HorseCare Pty Ltd, it is responsible for her to act honestly in the exercise of her powers and discharge of her duties. The fact of this case is that ...
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money laundering
... Germany, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and the U.K.Member states have a level of discretion in implementing the directive. It is important, therefore, that regulated UK professionals and business ensure that their own procedures are independently compliant with the 2003 Regulations, ...
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Money laundering and Constructive trust
... who has.
Most of the times, this issue arises because of the doctrine of tracing. This is an old rule of law that permits someone to pursue money they have lost through the wrongful behaviour of another into the place where ...
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Provisions of the 2006 Companies Act Which Will Affect Company Members
... company which contains the names and addresses of the members, the date on which each person was registered as a member, and the date at which any person ceased to be a member. The reformed section 116 replaces the previous ...
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Reform of the ultra vires rule.
... matters required or filed in respect of a company at the Companies Registry.
Dr Prentice also recommends that in the context of modern business it should also be made possible to incorporate at least private companies empowered to carry on ...
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sale of goods act 1979
... warranty or condition as to the quality or fitness for any particular purpose of goods supplied under a contract of sale, unless a warranty or condition is appended by the usage of trade as referred by s14(3).
The case of Rogers ...
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Salomon v. A Salomon & Co. Ltd [1897] AC 22 is the most important decision ever made by the English courts in Relation to company law.
... the company does not act as the agent of the directors and, in general, they do not incur personal liability for the acts of the company or its employees: Rainham Chemical Works Ltd v Belvedere Fish Guano Co Ltd [1921] ...
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Separate Legal Personality.
... also extends to holding and subsidiary companies. A holding and subsidiary company relationship exists under s 736 of the Companies Act 1985 where one company controls the composition of the board other's board of directors by being able to appoint ...
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specify
... the company should go public, or sell to investors within five years. Being the new idea, new product and new organization, the corporation has a competitive advantage over others (Course Syllabus).
There are several legal entity business types: the C-Corporations, S-Corporations ...
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specify
... majority.
In Re Kong Thai1 Lord Wilberforce stated that "Those who take interests in companies limited by shares have to accept majority rule". Majority rule and the existence of the company's separate legal personality produce an important consequence. In Foss ...
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The ability of shareholders to cast their votes in their own selfish interests does make ratification of directors wrongs a complex issue, as directors are often shareholders.
... an interest to maintain the value of their shares and therefore have a right to vote selfishly and not necessarily consider the interests of the company.
Ratification is a process by which a director can avoid liability when it is shown ...
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The doctrine laid down in Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd has be watched very carefully
The courts can and often do draw aside the veil
The legislature has shown the way with group accounts and the rest. And the courts should follow suit.
... Salomon v Salomon & Co in 1897, to which Lord Denning's referred.
In Salomon, S converted his existing, successful business into a limited company, of which he was the managing director. S valued his business at #39000 (an honest but ...
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The most effective method of achieving the best result in advising Carla is to identify each issue and address them individually.
... of the directors of the company and as a director she has certain powers, but also duties, and likewise Ann & Brenda also have duties. This is because the relationship between a company and its directors is of principle and ...
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The reform of the ultra vires rule.
... Ltd. v. British Steel Corporation. [FN7]
Even if the draftsman through some oversight had not given a company sufficient capacity, parliamentary assistance was at hand in the shape of section 9 of the European Communities Act 1972, now section 35 ...
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There is a very unique relationship between an ‘Incorporated Company’ and its Directors
... Director." Directors are agents for the company.
The way in which corporate personality and limited liability link together is best expressed by looking at the key cases. In the landmark case Salomon v Salomon2, Mr Salomon carried on a business ...
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To what extent is the rule contained in the Salomon v. Salomon & Co. Ltd judgement open to abuse?
... rigid and clearly open to abuse. It would be argued that a separate legal personality in conjunction with limited liability offered the nineteenth century entrepreneur the protection they desperately needed if their business ventures were to grow and expand beyond ...