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Accounts
Definition of Accounts In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Accounts : A statement of a company's financial position. All registered companies must present accounts (in the form prescribed by the Companies Act 1985) annually at a *general meeting. These [...]Adjudication
Definition of Adjudication In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Adjudication : 1. The formal judgment or decision of a court or tribunal. 2. A decision by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue as to the amount (if any) of *stamp duty payable on a [...]Adjustment
Definition of Adjustment In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Adjustment : 1. The determination of the amount due under a policy of insurance. 2. The working out by an average adjuster of the rights and liabilities arising in a case of general *average. [...]Administration
Definition of Administration In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Administration : 1. The collection of assets, payment of debts, and distribution to the beneficiaries of property in the estate of a deceased person See also grant of representation 2. The [...]Administrator
Definition of Administrator In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Administrator : 1. A person appointed by the court to collect and distribute a deceased person's estate when the deceased died intestate, his will did not appoint an executor, or the executor [...]Age Restrictions
Formalities of Company Directorship Are there any age restrictions? Find under this subsection information about Are there any age restrictions? in relation to Formalities of Company Directorship.Agent
Definition of Agent In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Agent : 1. A person appointed by another (the principal) to act on his behalf, often to negotiate a contract between the principal and a third party. If an agent discloses his principal's name (or [...]Agents
Directors as agentsAllotment
Definition of Allotment In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Allotment : A method of acquiring previously unissued shares in a *limited company in exchange for a contribution of capital. An application for such shares will often be made after the issue of a [...]Alteration of the Articles
Articles of Association: Alteration of the articlesAnnual Return
Definition of Annual Return In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Annual Return : A document that registered companies are required by law to send to the *Companies Registry, usually each year. It includes information concerning the type of company and its [...]Annuity
Definition of Annuity In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Annuity : A sum of money payable annually for as long as the beneficiary (annuitant) lives, or for some other specified period (e.g. the life of another person (pur autre vie) or the minority of [...]Apparent Partner
Liability and Rights in Respect of Outsiders in the Partnership: Liability of apparent partnersApplication of Assets
Dissolution of Partnership: Application of assetsAppointment
Definition of Appointment In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Appointment : See power of appointment. Formalities of Company Directorship How are directors appointed? Find under this subsection information about How are directors appointed? in relation to [...]Appointments
The consequences of dissolution of Partnership: Personal appointments Find under this subsection information about Personal appointments in relation to The consequences of dissolution of Partnership:.Arrangement
Definition of Arrangement In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Arrangement : 1. (in commercial and company law): See deed of arrangement; scheme of arrangement; voluntary arrangement. 2. (in international law): See treaty here. Financial [...]Articles of Association
Definition of Articles of Association In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Articles of Association : Regulations for the management of registered companies (See table a). They form, together with the provisions of the *memorandum of association, the [...]Assets
Definition of Assets In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assets : Physical property and/or rights that have a monetary value and are capable of being those of a *juristic person or a natural person (i.e. a human being). They can comprise real assets (real [...]Assignment
Definition of Assignment In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assignment : 1. The transfer of a *chose in action by one person (the assignor) to another (the assignee). By the rules of the common law, this was not permissible. If, for example, A was owed a [...]Auditor
Definition of Auditor In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Auditor : A person appointed to examine the *books of account and the *accounts of a registered company and to report upon them to company members. An auditor's report must state whether or not, in [...]Authority of Members
Bacs
Bacs Service The Bankers Automated Clearings System (Bacs) is a service owned by Bacs Payment Schemes Limited and operated by Voca Limited enabling companies to make payments and debits within the UK. In other words, the Bacs service is a computer system which sorts automated payment [...]Bank Holidays
Definition of Bank Holidays In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Bank Holidays : Days that are declared holidays for the clearing banks and are kept as public holidays under the Banking and Financial Dealing Act 1971 or by royal proclamation under this [...]Banking
Banking in the United Kingdom Introduction History of Banking in Great Britain Since the 17th century Great Britain has been known for its prominence in banking. London still remains a major financial center, and virtually all the world's leading commercial banks are represented there. [...]Banking Legislation
English Law affecting Banks and their Customers Issue of Notes The legislation which culminated in the Bank Charter Acts of 1844 and 1845 secured to the Bank of England the absolute monopoly of the note issue within the city of London and a 3-m. radius. Outside that radius, and within [...]Bankruptcy
Definition of Bankruptcy In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Bankruptcy : The state of a person who has been adjudged by a court to be insolvent (Compare winding-up). The court orders the compulsory administration of a bankrupt's affairs so that his [...]Bankruptcy Preliminary Proceedings
History Petition and Receiving Order Any court exercising bankruptcy jurisdiction in the district in which he resides or carries on business in England or Wales may make a receiving order against a debtor, whether a trader or not, either on his own petition or on that of a creditor or [...]Bankruptcy Procedure
History Summary of procedure For the convenience of readers who may require more detailed information, the accompanying summary of some of the more important provisions of the law relating to bankruptcy procedure is submitted. It must be borne in mind, however, that the subject is in [...]Bilateral Contract
Definition of Bilateral Contract A contract which involves each party in the negotiation of the terms.Board Meetings
Board Company Meetings and general Company Meetings comparedBoard of Directors
Company Directors' powers The board of directors Find under this subsection information about The board of directors in relation to Company Directors' powers. Corporate (criminal) liability for directors' actions The board of directors Find under this subsection information about [...]Borrowing
Company Law: Security for borrowing – company charges Refine your research by picking one of the following subsections: Types of charge over company properties Priority of Company Charges Registration of Company Charges Register of Company Charges Other forms of registration of Company [...]Breach of Contract
Definition of Breach of Contract In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Breach of Contract : An actual failure by a party to a contract to perform his obligations under that contract or an indication of his intention not to do so. An indication that a [...]British South Africa Company
British South Africa Company History Modelled on the British East India Company, this was set up by Cecil Rhodes in 1889 to conquer and exploit southern Africa. Handed over political power to white-dominated Southern Rhodesia in 1923, it maintained its mineral rights in Zambia until [...]Business Name
Definition of Business Name In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Business Name : The name, other than its own, under which a sole trader, partnership, or company carries on business. The choice of a business name is restricted by the Business Names Act 1985 [...]Buy-back
Maintenance of Capital: Redemption and buy-back of shares Refine your research by picking one of the below sections, including the Purchase by a company of its own shares (buy-back). Purchase by a company of its own shares (buy-back) Consequences of buy-back Find under this subsection [...]Cab
Cab (shortened about 1825 from the Fr. cabriolet, derived from cabriole, implying a bounding motion), a form of horsed vehicle for passengers either with two (hansom) or four wheels (four-wheeler or growler), introduced into London as the cabriolet de place, from Paris in 1820 (see Carriage). [...]Cancel
Reduction of Company's Capital under s643 To cancel paid-up share capital which has been lost or is not represented by available assets Find under this subsection information about To cancel paid-up share capital which has been lost or is not represented by available assets in relation to [...]Capital Alteration
Company Share Capital: The raising of capital Altering the company's capital Find under this subsection information about Altering the company's capital in relation to Company Share Capital: The raising of capital.Capital Payment
Maintenance of Capital: Redemption and buy-back of shares Refine your research by picking one of the below sections, including the Paying for the shares out of capital. Paying for the shares out of capital Procedure to be followed for payment out of capital Find under this subsection [...]Chairman
Company Meetings: The chairmanChange
Liability and Rights in Respect of Outsiders in the Partnership: Effect of a change in the firm's constitution on a continuing guaranteeChanges in Membership
Disclosure obligations in Limited Liability Partnerships Changes in membership Find under this subsection information about Changes in membership in relation to Disclosure obligations in Limited Liability Partnerships.Charges
Company Law: Security for borrowing – company charges Refine your research by picking one of the following subsections: Types of charge over company properties Priority of Company Charges Registration of Company Charges Register of Company Charges Other forms of registration of Company [...]City Code
Definition of City Code On Takeovers And Mergers In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of City Code On Takeovers And Mergers : A body of rules regulating those engaged in the conduct of *takeovers and *mergers of public companies. It is administered by a Panel [...]Civil Liability
Share Capital: Civil liability in the preparation of listing particulars and prospectusesClass Rights
Definition of Class Rights In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Class Rights : Rights that attach to a clearly defined class of share (e.g. preference *shares) or are conferred upon a person for so long as he is a holder of any shares. In the latter case [...]Classes of Share
Rights Refine your research by picking one of the following subsections: The right to vote The right to a dividend The right to a return of capital The right to participate in the distribution of surplus assets Company: Classes of shareClassification of Companies
The classification of companies Re-classification of the registered companyClose Company
Definition of Close Company In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Close Company : A company under the control of its directors or five or fewer participators. The participators have or are entitled to acquire a share or interest in the capital or income of [...]Collateral Contract
Definition of Collateral Contract In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Collateral Contract : A subsidiary contract that induces a person to enter into a main contract. For example, if X agrees to buy from Y goods made by Z, and does so on the strength of [...]Commencement of Business
Company Registration Commencement of business Find under this subsection information about Commencement of business in relation to Company Registration.Commercial Agent
Definition of Commercial Agent In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Commercial Agent : An *agent who solicits business from potential customers on behalf of a principal. In the EU the contracts of many commercial agents are governed by directive 86/653, [...]Commercial Court
Definition of Commercial Court In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Commercial Court : A court forming part of the *Queen's Bench Division of the High Court and specializing in the trial of commercial cases, mostly relating to shipping and commodity [...]Commercial Landlord Tenant Law
Most Popular Entries related to Commercial Landlord Tenant Law Responsibilities of Landlords (in the United Kingdom) Landlord Tenant Act (in the United Kingdom) Landlord and Tenant Law Book (in the United Kingdom) Rental Landlord Forms (in the United Kingdom) Commercial Landlord Tenant [...]Commercial Law
Resources See Also Further Reading Commercial Law in the Encyclopedia of Britain Commercial Law in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Commercial Law in the Halsbury's Laws of England Commercial Law in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Commercial Law in the [...]Common Seal
Company Formation The company seal (or common seal) Find under this subsection information about The company seal (or common seal) in relation to Company Formation.Companies
Resources See Also Further Reading Companies in the Encyclopedia of Britain Companies in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Companies in the Halsbury's Laws of England Companies in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Companies in the Jowitt's Dictionary of [...]Companies Court
Definition of Companies Court In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Companies Court : The collective name given to those judges forming part of the *Chancery Division of the High Court who deal with matters arising out of the Companies Acts, principally the [...]Companies House
Definition of Companies House In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Companies House : (Companies Registry, Companies House) The office of the Registrar of Companies (See registration of a company). Companies with a registered office in England or Wales are [...]Companies Register
Definition of Companies Register In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Companies Register : The official list of companies registered at the Companies Registry (See registration of a company).Companies Registry
Definition of Companies Registry In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Companies Registry : (Companies Registry, Companies House) The office of the Registrar of Companies (See registration of a company). Companies with a registered office in England or Wales [...]Company
Definition of Company In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Company : An association formed to conduct business or other activities in the name of the associatio Most companies are incorporated (See incorporation) and therefore have a legal personality [...]Company Charges
Company Law: Security for borrowing – company charges Priority of Company Charges Find under this subsection information about Priority of Company Charges in relation to Company Law: Security for borrowing – company charges.Company Commercial
Resources See Also Further Reading Company Commercial in the Encyclopedia of Britain Company Commercial in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Company Commercial in the Halsbury's Laws of England Company Commercial in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Company [...]Company Contracts
Directors' interests in company contractsCompany Debt
Payment of the company's debts Proving the company's debts Find under this subsection information about Proving the company's debts in relation to Payment of the company's debts. Liquidation: Payment of the company's debtsCompany Director
History Directors, in company law, the agents by whom a trading or public company acts, the company itself being a legal abstraction and unable to do anything. As joint-stock companies have multiplied and their enterprise has extended, the position of directors has become one of increasing [...]Company Formation
Company Formation: The company's name Refine your research by picking one of the following subsections: Regulating the company's name Changing the company's name Using a business name Re-use of company names Publicity of company name and other trading disclosures Company [...]Company Law
The Corporate Form. Introduction What is company law? Find under this subsection information about What is company law? in relation to The Corporate Form. Introduction.Company Liquidation
Company Liquidation Legislation Refine your research by picking one of the following subsections: Company Liquidation: Invalid floating charges (s245) Company Liquidation: Transactions at an undervalue (s238) Company Liquidation: Fraudulent trading (s231) Company Liquidation: Wrongful [...]Company Meeting
Resources See Also See general meeting.Company Meetings
Board Company Meetings and general Company Meetings compared Types of meeting Frequency of Company Meetings Who convenes general Company Meetings? Notice of Company Meetings Resolutions The tabling of resolutions Special notice Quorum The chairman Voting Proxies [...]Company Member
Definition of Company Member In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Company Member : A person who holds *shares in a company or, in the case of a company that does not issue shares (such as a company limited by guarantee), any of those who have signed the [...]Company Name
Definition of Company Name In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Company Name : The title of a registered company, as stated in its *memorandum of association and in the companies register. The names with which companies can be registered are restricted (See [...]Company Name Change
Company Formation: The company's name Changing the company's name Find under this subsection information about Changing the company's name in relation to Company Formation: The company's name.Company Officers
The officers of the Company: The manager The officers of the Company: The company secretary The officers of the Company: Auditors The officers of the Company. IntroductionCompany Promotion
Company Properties
Company Law: Security for borrowing – company charges Types of charge over company properties Find under this subsection information about Types of charge over company properties in relation to Company Law: Security for borrowing – company charges.Company Reconstructions
History When a company reconstructs, as it often does in these days, the rights of debenture-holders have to be provided for. Reconstructions are mainly of two kinds—(1) by arrangement, under the Joint Stock Companies Arrangement Act 1870, amended in 1900 and 1907, incorporated in act of 1908 [...]Company Regulaton
Company Share Capital: The raising of capital Other regulations Find under this subsection information about Other regulations in relation to Company Share Capital: The raising of capital. Company Formation: The company's name Regulating the company's name Find under this subsection [...]Company Secretary
Definition of Company Secretary In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Company Secretary : An officer of a company whose role will vary according to the nature of the company but will generally be concerned with the administrative duties imposed upon the [...]Company Winding-up
Company Winding-up by the Court Issues Refine your research by picking one of the following subsections: The commencement of Company winding-up by the Court Company Winding-up by the Court: The role of the Official Receiver Company Winding-up by the Court: Contributories Company Winding-up [...]Compensation
Definition of Compensation In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Compensation : Monetary payment to compensate for loss or damage. When someone has committed a criminal offence that caused personal injury, loss, or damage, and he has been convicted for this [...]Competition
Resources See Also Further Reading Competition in the Encyclopedia of Britain Competition in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Competition in the Halsbury's Laws of England Competition in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Competition in the Jowitt's [...]Competition Law
Definition of Competition Law In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Competition Law : The branch of law concerned with the regulation of *anticompetitive practices, *restrictive trade practices, and abuses of a dominant position (*abuse of a dominant [...]Compulsory Acquisition
Takeovers Compulsory acquisition Find under this subsection information about Compulsory acquisition in relation to Takeovers.Compulsory Winding-up
Definition of Compulsory Winding-Up In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Compulsory Winding-Up : A procedure for winding up a company by the court based on a petition made under circumstances listed in the Insolvency Act 1986. The main grounds for this type [...]Constructive Notice
Definition of Constructive Notice In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Constructive Notice : Knowledge that the law presumes a person to have even if he is actually ignorant of the facts. A purchaser of unregistered land has constructive notice of all [...]Consumer
Definition of Consumer In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer : A private individual acting otherwise than in a course of a business. Consumers are often given greater legal protection when entering into contracts, for example by having a right to [...]Consumer Goods
Definition of Consumer Goods In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer Goods : Goods normally supplied for private use or consumption. The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 provides that if consumer goods prove defective when used otherwise than [...]Consumer Law
Most Popular Entries related to Consumer Law Consumer Law (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Definition (in the United Kingdom) Consumer solicitor (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Questions (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Outline (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Rights Law (in [...]Consumer Law Cases
Most Popular Entries related to Consumer Law Cases Consumer Law (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Definition (in the United Kingdom) Consumer solicitor (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Questions (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Outline (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Rights [...]Consumer Law Definition
Most Popular Entries related to Consumer Law Definition Consumer Law (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Definition (in the United Kingdom) Consumer solicitor (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Questions (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Outline (in the United Kingdom) Consumer [...]Consumer Law Outline
Most Popular Entries related to Consumer Law Outline Consumer Law (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Definition (in the United Kingdom) Consumer solicitor (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Questions (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Outline (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Rights [...]Consumer Law Questions
Most Popular Entries related to Consumer Law Questions Consumer Law (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Definition (in the United Kingdom) Consumer solicitor (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Questions (in the United Kingdom) Consumer Law Outline (in the United Kingdom) Consumer [...]Consumer Lawyer
See Also Consumer Laws in India Consumer Law in UK Some Popular Entries in the European Legal Encyclopedia related to Consumer Lawyer Consumer Law (in European Law) Consumer Law Definition (in European Law) Consumer Lawyer (in European Law)Consumer Protection
Definition of Consumer Protection In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer Protection : The protection, especially by legal means, of consumers (those who contract otherwise than in the course of a business to obtain goods or services from those who [...]In Perpetual Beta
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