Share repurchases and the protection of shareholders* KATHLEEN VAN DER LINDE** 1 Introduction From a creditor’s perspective there is not much difference between the payment of a dividend in respect of a share and a payment for the acquisition or repurchase of that share. However‚ from the point of view of the shareholder a dividend is a return on capital while a repurchase is a return of capital to the vendor shareholder. Share repurchases change the structure of the company’s share capital
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THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT‚ 1986 Though consumer is the purpose and most powerful motivating force of production‚ yet at the same time consumer is equally vulnerable segment of the whole marketing system. Attempts have been made to guard the interest of the consumer in a sporadic way till 1986‚ when Government of India enacted a comprehensive legislation-Consumer Protection Act‚ to safe guard the interest of the consumer than ever before. The Consumer Protection Act‚ 1986‚ applies to
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LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS COPYRIGHT PROTECTION ON INTERNET (08BS0001781) SECTION-F Contents {text:bookmark-start} INTRODUCTION {text:bookmark-end} {text:bookmark-start} 1.1 About Intellectual Property [1] {text:bookmark-end} It is not material wants that seek ownership‚ but the ideas‚ skills and moral aspirations need equal protection. It refers to creations of the mind: inventions‚ literary and artistic works‚ symbols‚ names‚ images‚ and designs used in commerce.
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Data protection & security What is Data Protection and Security ? This is the protection of data such as database from accidental‚ unauthorised or malicious access Data Protection Act Data protection Act controls and monitors the way personal and customer information is been used by organisations. The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) is an Act of the UK parliament that defines the ways in which peoples information is been handed. 8 Data Protection Act Principles • Data must be Processed
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Management Fall Protection Reference Guide Subpart M & L – Systems & Scenarios Outline William Mackie 2/1/2013 Contents I. Fall Protection Systems a. Subpart M Systems 1926.502(b): Guardrail Systems 1926.502(c): Safety Net Systems 1926.502(d): Personal Fall Arrest Systems 1926.502(e): Positioning Device Systems 1926.502(f): Warning Line Systems 1926.502(g): Controlled Access Zones 1926.502(h): Safety Monitoring System 1926.502(i): Covers 1926.502(k): Fall Protection Plan b. Subpart
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: POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION LAB. PERFORMANCE DATE : 25.01.2010 SUBMISSION DATE : 13.02.2010 SUBMITTED TO : Mr. Shaikhul Arefin Khan. Lecturer‚ Department of EEE‚ Stamford University‚ Bangladesh. This report is Prepared on the base of Energypac study tour in Saver. POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION LAB (FINAL REPORT) OBJECTIVE: The objective of this course is to study the protection of power system
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Today we use the term safeguarding instead of child protection‚ it has a much broader range. Safeguarding a child or young person is ensuring that they have the opportunity to achieve their true potential and have the right to be protected from abuse (physical‚ emotional or sexual)‚ neglect or exploitation from anyone including professionals working with them. This is a much more holistic approach and is centred around the child’s needs‚ it is designed to prevent harm rather than just react once
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Journal of Business Research 62 (2009) 775–781 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Business Research Satisfaction with service recovery: Perceived justice and emotional responses Ana Belén del Río-Lanza a‚⁎‚ Rodolfo Vázquez-Casielles a‚ Ana Ma Díaz-Martín b a Universidad de Oviedo‚ Spain b Universidad Autónoma de Madrid‚ Spain a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 1 November 2006 Received in revised form 1 April
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PROTECTION OF REFUGEES IN INDIA Deepak Shahi and Navrati Dongrey 2nd year B.A LL.B (Hons) . Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law‚ Patiala‚ Punjab ABSTRACT The development of the society and the nation brings with itself a lot of problems
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Love is a powerful force that drives one person to draw a deep affection towards another. When analyzed‚ the short story entitled "Love in L.A.‚" by Dagoberto Gilb‚ shows how one can see many reasons in seeing irony and even satire by the story’s title. Through "Jake‚" the protagonist’s definition of "love" is expressed in different fashions‚ none result in anything positive; He portrays being lazy‚ irresponsible‚ somewhat poor‚ and perhaps something of a con artist‚ looking for his freedom. Several
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