THE DOCTRINE OF PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL: ITS LEGAL AND JUDICIAL RECOGNITION IN ETHIOPIA Endalew Lijalem Enyew ♣ Abstract: Upon acquisition of legal personality a company enjoys certain attributes such as limited liability. While the separate legal personality of a company enables it to enjoy rights and assume obligations quite different from its members, the limited liability of shareholders refers to the fact that the company alone is liable for its debts. However, such privilege of limited
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The Role of Corporate Law in Preventing a Financial Crisis: Reflections on In re Citigroup Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation Franklin A. Gevurtz* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. II. CITIGROUP AS A CASE STUDY IN EXCESSIVE RISK-TAKING .............................. III. TOOLS FOR CURBING EXCESSIVE RISK-TAKING AND THE ROLE OF CORPORATE LAW ..........................................
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Bond Law Review Volume 15 Issue 1 Special Issue: Comparative Corporate Governance 7-1-2003 Article 13 Corporate Governance in Malaysia Kamini Singam Recommended Citation Singam, Kamini (2003) "Corporate Governance in Malaysia," Bond Law Review: Vol. 15: Iss. 1, Article 13. Available at: http://epublications.bond.edu.au/blr/vol15/iss1/13 This Article is brought to you by the Faculty of Law at ePublications@bond. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bond Law Review by an authorized administrator
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University ePublications@bond Corporate Governance eJournal Faculty of Law 4-12-2007 Corporate Social Responsibility: Impact of globalisation and international business Kim Kercher Bond University, Kim_Kercher@bond.edu.au Recommended Citation Kim Kercher. (2007) "Corporate Social Responsibility: Impact of globalisation and international business" ,, . http://epublications.bond.edu.au/cgej/4 This Journal Article is brought to you by the Faculty of Law at ePublications@bond. It has been
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Chapter 2 Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance and Corporate Regulation 2.1 Introduction CSR is increasingly an essential issue for companies.1 It is a complex and multidimensional organisational phenomenon that is understood as the scope for which, and the ways in which, an organisation is consciously responsible for its actions and non-actions and their impact on its stakeholders. It represents not just a change to the commercial setting in which individual companies
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the law in Singapore? To determine whether the decision in Island Export Finance Ltd (IEF Ltd) v Umunna represent the law in Singapore, the application of the common and statutory law will be used. Upon applying the right principles, the decision will represent Singapore law. Resignation to take up a corporate opportunity Singapore law states that the court held a director breached of his duty by taking up the opportunity if he resigns from a company to take up a corporate opportunity
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY For Morning Gold Bakery Morning Gold Bakery is a small, locally-owned business in operation since 2010 located in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The bakery’s advertising slogan is “The perfect place to gather for morning coffee and donuts” and the business strives to be a responsible yet profitable part of Idaho Springs and the surrounding community. Corporate social responsibility[->0] means that businesses
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2010 Benny Van Calster – EMBA 2009-2011 AMS - Take Home Exam – Global Business Law & Ethics [GLOBAL BUSINESS LAW & ETHICS – PROF. DONALD MAYER] Take home exam for course of Global Business law & ethics. Based on teaching notes & B. Nelson book. Q1 of CVD CASE -> State why Karl Mann’s boss has provided advice that was ethically & strategically to be ignored … + Why is digging a shallow trench a poor choice? We have clearly seen in the course that the legal and ethical behavior of an organization
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Corporate Compliance Plan Introduction Having a good corporate compliance plan is essential to all businesses. Without an effective plan a business will have no clear direction. With no direction a business will surely be in legal turmoil. Once in legal turmoil, a business will fail. Business Overview Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer employing 550 people with projected annual earnings of $46 million. The company is wholly owned by Riordan Industries, a Fortune 1000 enterprise
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Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance – LEG 500 | 201003 | Prerequisite: None | Quarter | Winter 2010 | Meeting Days/Time | Online course | Instructor | Dr. C. Phil Campos, MBA, JD | Instructor Phone | 214-202-8044 | Instructor E-mail | canuto.campos@strayer.edu | Instructor Office Hours/Location | 6pm – 7pm EST | Academic Office Phone NumberStrayer Online Technical SupportEcollege HelpDesk | 1-877-540-1733“As a student, you should choose 1 then 3 for academic issues from the
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