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    vary from $500‚000 to over $1 billion. In 1999‚ 544 companies completed an IPO(Initial Public Offering). The total capital raised from these offerings was $23.6 billion. By offering stock for sale to the public a company can access a substantial source of corporate funding. If a company needs to raise capital‚ it can sell stock(equity) or it can it issue bonds(debt securities). An initial equity offering can bring immediate proceeds to a company. These funds may be used for a variety of purposes

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    cancelled only by special resolution of the company and: (c) by special resolution passed at a meeting: (i) for a company with a share capital of the class of members holding shares in the class… (d) with the written consent of members with at least 75% of the votes in the class.” (Tony & Christopher 2009) It would seem that the Company has the special resolution about the preference shares’ rights. By reliance on the assumption in s246B (2)‚ the Company will cannot increase the dividend rate for

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    United Kingdom Economic Situation Summary: * In brief * UK’s Rating in Question * Europe’s Responsibility in UK situation * How Does the UK Respond About Fiscal Integration? * 2012 Forecasts * Conclusion United Kingdom in brief: Population: 62‚262‚000 Currency: GBP GDP per capita: $35‚646 (17th) Inflation: 4.2%  France: 2‚7% Unemployment: 8.1% Public debt: 62‚8% of GDP over a trillion since beginning of the year. Balance of trade is negative. London is the

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    Winding Up for Company

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    Lower than Two 6-8 Voluntary Winding Up 9-10 Compulsory Winding Up 11-12 SCENARIO Anggun‚ Bromley and Chumbee and some friends have set up a business known as ABC Bhd which dealt with coffee drinks. Within five years of the incorporation of ABC Bhd‚ the company is making lots of profits. At the same time the company had obtained a loan amounted to RM 500‚000 from Bank Aku Bhd in

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    Term Paper: Intellectual Property Rights: Copyright and Patent Copyrights and patents hold a major importance for business owners‚ and companies. I will discuss in detail what a copyright and patent are and the importance the two of them hold. What is Intellectual Property Rights; it refers to creations of the mind: inventions‚ literary and artistic works‚ and symbols‚ names‚ images‚ and designs used in commerce which leads to patents. What is a patent? A patent

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    Equity and Common Law

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    AIM & OBJECTIVES …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1 METHODOLOGY………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 FINDINGS: CHAPTER ONE: THE FAMILY COURT…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3-4 * INSTITUTIONALISATION/BACKGROUND * STRUCTURE/PHYSICAL LAY OUT OF COURT * ROLE/RESPONSIBILITY CHAPTER TWO: DEFINITION OF TERMS ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5 * JUVENILE * JUVENILE COURT * JUVENILE SENTENCING * BIASES IN JUVENILE SENTENCING

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    Introduction to Company Law

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    Topic 1 X Introduction to Company Law LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this topic‚ you should be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. List the types of business entities and its distinctions; Identify the various forms of companies and the changing of status; Discuss the doctrine of separate legal personality and lifting of the veil of incorporation; Describe the agency principles related to company law; and Evaluate the duties of a promoter and the pre-incorporation contracts. X INTRODUCTION

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    1st advantage China has a more developed than in many developing countries and the balance of trade‚ China’s much faster rate than India has been since the 1950s‚ manufacturing growth. In 1980‚ when China and India in the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita more or less equal‚ China has enjoyed a strong advantage in manufacturing. 2nd advantage China’s strong and effective state machinery has been modernized and effective tool for mobilizing resources. Despite the belief of the free

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    WINDING UP OF A COMPANY Winding up or liquidation of a company is the ending of a company’s life; its property administered for the benefit of its creditors and members. At the end of the winding-up‚ the company will be dissolved. There are two main types of winding up: compulsory‚ under and order of the court; and voluntary‚ under resolution of the company. VOLUNTARY WINDING UP In a voluntary winding-up‚ the members of the company have passed a resolution to wind-up the company. There

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    CHILOMBA v THE PEOPLE (1974) Z.R. 151 (S.C.) SUPREME COURT DOYLE‚ C.J.‚ BARON‚ D.C.J.‚ AND HUGHES‚ J.S. 9TH JULY‚ 1974 S.C.Z. JUDGMENT NO. 26 OF 1974. Flynote Criminal Law - Attempting to cause death contrary to s. 215 of the Penal Code - No unequivocal finding of actual intention to kill - Whether conviction possible. Criminal Procedure - Minor offence -Section 181 of the Criminal Procedure Code- Whether s. 224 of the Penal Code minor offence in relation to s. 215 of the Penal Code

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