Faculty of Law COURSE OUTLINE Unit Code: LAW 2302 Unit Title: Law of Business Associations II Academic Year: 2013/2014 Semester: September 2013 Lecturer: Dr. L. M. Musikali Email: lmusikali@gmail.com Purpose of the Course: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the main features of the company law of Kenya and to enable students to understand and critically analyse the ways in which company law balances the interests of different groups represented within the company. Learning
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Mr. Jarvis was a solicitor for Barking Council. He chose to go for Christmas holiday in Switzerland. He got a brochure from Swan Tours Ltd‚ which for Mörlialp‚ Giswil said the attractions were‚ "House Party Centre with special resident host. ... Mörlialp is a most wonderful little resort on a sunny plateau ... Up there you will find yourself in the midst of beautiful alpine scenery‚ which in winter becomes a wonderland of sun‚ snow and ice‚ with a wide variety of fine ski-runs‚ a skating rink and
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SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING AND LAW LAW2452 COMPANY LAW COURSE MANUAL Copies of copyright material in this compilation have been made in accordance with the provisions of section VB of the Copyright Act for the teaching purposes of the University. CONTENTS Course Syllabus 2 - 4 Topics (Topic 1 - 15) 5 - 17 Tutorial Questions (Questions 1 - 46)
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Graphics business through a company‚ a very significant of the advantages will be the separate legal entity‚ which means that from the view of the law‚ a company is treated as a separate person. Hence‚ the debts of the company will be limited to the amount remaining unpaid on the members’ shares. This is also called “limited liability” of the members. Apart from the limited liability‚ a company has a perpetual succession‚ meaning that it is a continuing entity in law with its own identity regardless
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1 Sources of Company Law 1.1 W HAT IS COMPANY LAW? For the last century and a half a complex body of legislation called the Companies Acts has declared that if anyone presents to Companies House the documents required to form a ‘company’‚ the Registrar of Companies will issue a Certificate of Incorporation stating‚ like a birth certificate‚ that a new person‚ a ‘limited company’‚ has that day come into being. This robotic person‚ ‘owned’ by its shareholders‚ has no arms or legs‚ nor even
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business decisions on behalf of companies. Under the present rules‚ directors’ duties are enshrined in the common law rules and equitable principles as well as in statutes such as the Companies Act 1985 as amended by Companies Act 1989. It is considered that these principles lack certainty and are not easily accessible. Quite often‚ directors usually have to take advice in these kinds of areas so that they do not accidentally breach any duty enshrined in the case law. Therefore the government believes
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invested large amount in producing a range of products for supermarkets. The company is facing financial difficulties due to unsuccessful. In that situation director fear the company may now be insolvent. The accountant now wants to understand the issues surrounding insolvency. According to Brown Bothers current situation it has been recommended to their director to follow the following issues. Insolvency A company which is insolvent may be put into liquidation sometimes referred to as winding-up
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study of company law I. Sarah’s business act and Richforth Ltd. constitution A company is a legal entity that is separate and distinct from its members and shareholders. When a company is legally formed‚ it has become ‘incorporated’ (Wild and Weinstein‚ 2009). As a legal person‚ a company must act in compliance with existing laws and in accordance with the terms of its constitution. Section 33 (1) of the CA 2006 provides: “The provisions of a company’s constitution bind the company and its
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The Joint Stock Companies Act 1844‚ which enabled companies to be formed by "deed of settlement" and the Limited Liability Act 1855‚ established a general incorporation procedure which offered limited liability to shareholders and gave recognition to the company as a separate legal persona. By the Joint Stock Companies Act 1856‚ the deed was replaced with today’s style of constitution‚ namely the registration of the Memorandum of Association and the Articles of Association. The contents of these
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE MELBOURNE LAW SCHOOL CORPORATE LAW BLAW20001 2013 Subject Coordinator: Associate Professor Helen Anderson |A. WELCOME TO CORPORATE LAW | |B. INTRODUCTORY MATTERS | |C. LECTURE OUTLINE‚ READING GUIDE and TUTORIAL PROGRAM | |D. SKILLS ASSIGNMENT |
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