The Law of Trusts Consultation Times: Tuesday (9.30-10.30) WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION TO TRUSTS What is a Trust? Where one person is legally obligated to hold an asset for the benefit of another person Incomplete description; trusts can arise where one person is legally obligated to hold an asset for a specified purpose and not for an individual person…e.g. trusts for charitable purposes (don’t raise obligations to benefit any one person as such‚ but raise benefits for a specific purpose)
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THE LAW OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CHAPTER 4 – Piercing the Corporate Veil Minne B Berkey v Third Avenue Railway Company Overview: This is a New York Court of Appeals decision in 1926 adjudicated by the legendary Justice Cardozo. In this seminal case on ‘piercing the corporate veil’‚ the Court of Appeals finds in favor of the Defendant‚ Third Avenue Railway Company. The Court holds that Third Avenue‚ the parent company of Forty-second Street Company‚ which operated a rail line upon which the
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likely be discharging this director any potential liability. Apart from this‚ directors are also not bound to give continuous attention to the company and he is justified in trusting official performing duties with honesty under City Equitable. Law Wai Duen v Boldwin Construction Co. Ltd Afterwards‚ Judge Hoffmann LJ in a later case Re D’Jan Ltd proposed that the directors’ duty of care and skill should be considered by a two-fold subjective/objective test. Still‚ City Equitable is the leading
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References: Chris Turner & Jacquelin Martin‚ (2001)‚ Key Facts: Contract Law‚ 1st Edition‚ Hodder & Stoughton Dennis Keenan‚ (2001)‚ Smith & Keenan’s English Law‚ 13th Edition‚ England‚ Pearson Education Ltd Ewan Mckendrick‚ (2007)‚ Contract Law‚ 7th Edition‚ Palgrave Macmillan Law Teacher (2003-2012)‚ Cases On Intention‚ [online]‚ Available at (http://www.lawteacher.net/contract-law/cases/intention-cases.php)‚ accessed 10th July 2012 Lawnix (2012)‚ Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball
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015e.fm Page 1 Monday‚ March 27‚ 2006 11:41 AM LAWS OF MALAYSIA REPRINT Act 15 SEDITION ACT 1948 Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006 PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION ‚ MALAYSIA UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968 IN COLLABORATION WITH MALAYAN LAW JOURNAL SDN BHD AND PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BHD 2006 015e.fm Page 2 Monday‚ March 27‚ 2006 11:41 AM 2 SEDITION ACT 1948 First enacted … … … … … … 1948 (Ordinance
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REVOLUTION OF BANKRUPTCY LAW 1. Bankruptcy Act Cap 53 Laws of Kenya 2. Ian Macneil – Bankruptcy in East Africa 3. Fridman Bankruptcy Law and Practice 4. Thomspson J.H. The principles of Bankruptcy Law 5. Holdsworth on Historical Development Basically the law of bankruptcy has a long history and only a summary of the main developments may be highlighted Summary. 1542 Act - aimed mainly at securing the property of the debtor for his creditors. 1834 Act - extended bankruptcy law to none traders. Some
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TUTORIAL 2 1. Ali and Abu were neighbours. Ali had to go to Singapore for a business seminar. Before he left‚ he told Abu “Please look after my house”. After two weeks of being away‚ Ali’s house caught fire and Abu could only save a briefcase containing RM30‚000. When Ali returned home‚ he thanked Abu for saving his briefcase and promised he would pay Abu RM2‚000 for what he had done. Later‚ Ali refused to pay what he had promised. Advise Abu. Referring to section 2(d) of Contracts Act1950
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Book I : General Norms 1. Book I : General Norms 1. Title I: Eccesiastical Laws 2. Title II: Custom 3. Title III: General Decrees and Inst 4. Title IV: Singular Administrative Acts 1. Ch. I : Common Norms 2. Ch. II : Sing Decrees and Prescripts 3. Ch. III: Rescripts 4. Ch. IV: Privileges 5. Ch. V: Dispensations 5. Title V: Statutes and Ordinances 6. Title VI: Physical and Juridic Persons 6. Ch. I: Physical Persons
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Commercial Law Property 4 Ownership/Possession: 4 ‘Finding’ Cases 5 Personal Property 6 Bailment 8 Nature And Classification Of Bailments 8 Duties Of Bailee 9 Duties Of Bailor 11 Termination Of Bailments 12 Special Types Of Bailee 13 Agency 15 Definition Of Agency 15 Creation Of Agency 15 Nature And Scope Of Agent Authority 16 Duties Of Agent 17 Rights Of Agents 18 Liabilities Of Agents 19 Termination Of Agency 21 Particular Types Of Agents 22 Statutory Regulation Of Agents
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Law of Tort Ian Yeats Paula Giliker Mary Luckham 2005 LLB BSc Accounting with Law / Law with Accounting BSc Management with Law / Law with Management 2660001 2770201 2770201 This subject guide was prepared for the University of London External Programme by: Ian Yeats‚ MA (Aberdeen)‚ BCL‚ MA (Oxford)‚ Barrister‚ Senior Lecturer in Law‚ Queen Mary College‚ University of London. Paula Giliker‚ MA (Oxon)‚ BCL‚ PhD (Cantab)‚ Barrister at Law‚ Fellow and Senior Law Tutor‚ St Hilda’s College
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