Tag: Banking Law
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Termination of Contract
Buyer’s Right to Termination of Contract Note: see the Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 1980. Statutes Sale of Goods Act 1979 as amended in 1994 and 1995. Judicial Decisions Afovos Shipping Co. v. Pagnan [1983] 1 W.L.R. 195. Agricultores […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Insolvency
Resources See Also Further Reading Insolvency in the Encyclopedia of Britain Insolvency in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Insolvency in the Halsbury's Laws of England Insolvency in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Insolvency in the Jowitt's Dictionary […]
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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 […]
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Equitable Winding-up
Minority protection in Company Law Refine your research by picking one of the below sections, including the The statutory remedies. The statutory remedies Insolvency Act : Just and equitable winding-up Find under this subsection information about Insolvency Act : Just and equitable winding-up […]
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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 […]
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Financial Restructuring
Voluntary arrangements under ss– Insolvency Act Find under this subsection information about Voluntary arrangements under ss– Insolvency Act in relation to Financial restructuring. Sale under the articles
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Bankrupt
Definition of Bankrupt This amounts to insolvency i.e. Being unable to pay your creditors.
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Fraud Investigation
Fraud Investigations by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency There is more information about this section in the entry about Fraud Investigations by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency in this legal Encyclopedia. Serious Fraud Offices Investigations and Prosecutions There is more […]
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Insolvency Law
Resources See Also Further Reading Insolvency Law in the Encyclopedia of Britain Insolvency Law in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Insolvency Law in the Halsbury's Laws of England Insolvency Law in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Insolvency Law in the […]
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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. […]
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Payment Methods
Payment Methods and Options The range of methods in which individuals and organizations are able to make and receive payments is growing at a steady pace. Apart from cash, for a long time the other available payment method was only cheques. Currently, there are a wide variety of payment […]
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Standing Order
Note: this entry is about a method of payment. There are other law meanings of standing orders, such us the government of contested cases assigned to administrative patent judges of the Board of Patent Appeals in the United States. A standing order is an instruction you give to your bank […]