shares. In Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd Case, Mr. Salomon was the majority shareholder and a secured creditor of the company. Upon winding up, the liquidators argued that Mr. Salomon must not be considered as a secured creditor since he was in control of the company itself. But the Court’s decision recognized Mr. Salomon as a secured creditor since the company has a separate legal personality from the directors and shareholder upon its registration and it has nothing to do with Mr. Salomon being a
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The word corporation is derived from the Latin word Corpus which also means body. A corporation is therefore a legal person brought into existence by a process of law and not by natural birth. Owing to these artificial processes they are sometimes referred to as artificial persons, not fictitious persons. Company law can be described as the body of laws and rules that govern companies created under the United Kingdom Companies Act of 2006 (hereafter referred to as the Act of 2006). Section 1(1)
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Partnership is a useful form of organisation for professional type of business such as accountants or lawyers. Each partner is an entrepreneur, that is, part owner and exercises joint control. Profit is shared equally between partners. Pillans Brothers v Pillans (1908) The Pillans brothers were running the business that was manufactured nuts and bolts in Motherwell. One of the brothers bought another nut and bolts factory few miles away from his brothers’ firm and started trading as a sole trader. His
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Contents Terms of Reference 2 Procedure 2 Findings 2 Differences between private and public companies 3 Registration Procedures 3 Concept of separate Legal Personality 3 Conclusion 4 Terms of Reference Charles Prospect has requested a report on the areas of law that deals with the registration of private and public limited liability companies. The completed report is to be submitted on the 10th Oct 2014. The report will cover the types of corporate bodies that can register
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members. Even if a company is owned outright by one shareholder, the company has a completely separate personality from that individual. This is confirmed by the leading case of Salomon v A. Salomon & Co Ltd in which the House of Lords held that the company’s acts were its own acts, not those of Mr Salomon personally. As a result, Mr Salomon was not personally liable for his company’s debts. It is worth noting, however, that the Court did recognise that there would be situations in which they would be prepared
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constitution, or by a combination of both. Orchard Downs Pty ltd’s internal management is governed almost exclusively by its own constitution. The only replaceable rules it uses are the replaceable rule in s201G and the replaceable rule in s203C. In this case, Norm, Sean and Anne are the only shareholders of Orchard Downs Pty Ltd. They received a letter informing them that the board had appointment Betty as a director without holding a general meeting. The shareholders were all unsatisfied with appointment
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internal procedures Sounds expect to be followed, the law would try to protect the innocent third party dealing with the company in good faith, Mr Kaza, from suffering losses which are caused by Sounds. The indoor management rule, found in Turquand's case (Royal British Bank), is to overcome the outsider's difficulties of proving that a company authorized the contract. Accordingly, when acting in good faith, Mr Kaza may assume that internal acts such as requiring approval of board have been properly
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HI5027 Corporate Law About companies § Introduction to companies § The architecture of companies § Historical development § Separate legal personality Week 1 Introduction to Companies Company Law HI5027 Corporate Law Holmes Institute 2011 2 Introduction to companies Companies § What are companies and why do we have them? § What are the key attributes of a company? § The dominant form of business organisation § Over 1.7 million companies in Australia § Created through a
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wholesome person and suggested the ethical implications of his view (Melé, 2012). The concept that a firm should be regarded as a legal person, and not just a profit seeking entity, was brought forth by the House of Lords in the (Salomon v. A. Salomon & Co. Ltd., 1897) case, paving the way for modern firms. Melé’s argument was revolutionary in that he considered the firm a wholesome person, bearing moral responsibilities for communities that it may potentially affect. This response paper aims to
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