KOLEJ UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN FACULTY OF ACCOUNTANCY, FINANCE AND BUSINESS ACADEMIC YEAR 2014 / 2015 BBBL2043 CORPORATE LAW COURSEWORK: ASSIGNMENT Method: GROUP ASSIGNMENT Marks: 50 marks Students are required to read and comply with the following rules and regulations before commencing work on the coursework assignment. Non – compliance of the said rules and regulations MAY LEAD TO DEDUCTION OF MARKS OR POSSIBLY REJECTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT PAPER. A. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
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[pic] Corporation Law BULAW 5915 1/22/2013 Suneel Younis Mughal Ub 300 92 001 1.0 Corporate Governance Corporate Governance practice aim to ensure that the board is accountable to stakeholders, especially shareholders, and that management is accountable to the board (Lipton, Herzberg & Welsh, 2010).It is helpful to an understanding of corporate governance to appreciate that it is concerned with how corporate entities are governed as distinct from the way the businesses within those
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QUESTION: In ASIC v Healey [2011] FCA 717 at [14] Middleton J stated: A director is an essential component of corporate governance. Each director is placed at the apex of the structure of director and management of a company. The higher the office held by a person, the greater the responsibility that falls on him or her. The role of a director is significant as their actions may have a profound effect on the community, and not just shareholders, employees and creditors. Under the Corporations
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Content 1 Introduction 2 2 Body 3 2.1 How is good corporate governance achieved? 3 2.2 Why is this concept important to Australia? 4 2.3 What are the roles, responsibilities and powers of the Board of Directors, Management and shareholders? 5 2.3.1 The roles, responsibilities and powers of the Board of Directors 5 2.3.2 The roles, responsibilities and powers of the Board of Management 7 2.3.3 The roles, responsibilities and powers of the Board of Shareholder 8 2.4 How does the
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Corporate governance. 1. What is meant by the phrase ‘corporate governance’? 2. Albert Morris is chairman of a tool manufacturing company he set up thirty years ago and which is now quoted on the London Stock Exchange. Recently he said to his accountant; ‘This business is mine and I’ll run it as I like. My board of directors will do as I tell them, and I’ll not put up with interference from shareholders’. Discuss the legal and governance issues which may suggest that Mr. Morris
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in the unit description. Assignments with Cover Sheets not signed at the bottom will be returned unmarked and may then incur a penalty for late submission. ASSESSMENT INFORMATION UNIT NAME | Corporate Law | UNIT CODE | BULAW5915 | ASSIGNMENT DETAILS (title) | Assignment On Corporate Governance | LECTURER / TUTOR’S NAME | Anwar Chowdhury | Campus / Provider | University of Ballarat, Sydney | DUE DATE | 18th May,2012 | SUBMITTED ON | 18th May,2012 | PLAGIARISM The
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Overview: The principle of “progressive realization” When a State party ratifies the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), it agrees to be bound by a series of obligations to ensure that all children are able to fully enjoy the rights recognized in the Convention. Specifically, Article 4 provides that to give effect to the Convention's principles and provisions, States parties must undertake concrete steps, including “all appropriate legislative, administrative, and other measures.” These
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Corporate Law How to establish the right business organization for a startup company The Legal & Ethical Environment of Business BUS 252-003 Winston Spencer Waters Submitted 11/21/2013 By Maria Andersen The intention with this paper is to examine and explore the three main types of business structures; sole proprietor, corporation, and partnership. During this paper, we will take a deeper look into each of these structures, discuss the advantages and disadvantages, and finally determine
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CONTENTS Introdcution ...................................................................................................................................................................2 Definition of a Company ............................................................................................................................................2 Features of a Corporation ........................................................................................................................
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Corporate Law Course Overview * Introduction to and sources of Company Law (2) * Types of companies – General characteristics (7) * Formation of a company (13) * Capital (19) * Financing of company * Corporate Bodies * General meeting * Control * Annual Corporate Compliance * Director’s liabilities * Restructuring of companies * Liquidation of companies * Continuity * Draft questions exam
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