Articles tagged as Company Law
Latest Law Papers tagged as Company Law
Including law essays, dissertations, problem questions, case summaries, and law lectures, suitable for law students working towards their LLB / LLM qualifications or those studying for the new SQE.
Brady v Brady [1989] AC 755
Case Summaries
Brady v Brady [1989] AC 755. Maintenance of share capital in company law. ...
Last modified: 6th Nov 2026
Wood v Odessa Waterworks Co (1889) 42 Ch D 636
Case Summaries
Case Summary of Wood v Odessa Waterworks Co (1889) 42 Ch D 636. The constitution of a company and dividend payments. ...
Last modified: 6th Nov 2026
Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Co Ltd v Riche (1875) LR 7 HL 653
Case Summaries
The directors of a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1862 agreed to finance a Belgian railway through a separate company. Riche sued when the company repudiated the agreement as beyond its objects. ...
Last modified: 6th Nov 2026
Re Farnol Eades Irvine & Co Ltd [1915] 1 Ch 22
Case Summaries
A debenture-holder could commence proceedings and obtain a receiver and manager without a prior application under the Courts (Emergency Powers) Act 1914. ...
Last modified: 5th Nov 2026
Re Monolithic Building Co [1915] 1 Ch 643
Case Summaries
An unregistered company mortgage could not defeat a later registered security merely because its holder knew of the earlier mortgage. ...
Last modified: 5th Nov 2026
Downsview Nominees Ltd v First City Corporation Ltd [1992] UKPC 34
Case Summaries
The Privy Council restored damages against a debenture holder and receiver for breaches of equitable duty, distinguishing good faith and proper purpose from a general negligence duty. ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2026
Bhullar v Bhullar [2003] EWCA Civ 424
Case Summaries
Directors who privately bought neighbouring property breached the no-conflict rule, despite the company not actively pursuing the acquisition. ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2026
Euro Brokers Holdings Ltd v Monecor (London) Ltd [2003] EWCA Civ 105
Case Summaries
Both shareholders agreed to treat an informal funding request as a valid capital call. The Court of Appeal upheld the resulting obligation for Monecor to transfer its shares after failing to pay on time. ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2026
Salomon v A Salomon & Co Ltd [1896] UKHL 1
Case Summaries
The House of Lords held that a validly incorporated company was separate from its controlling shareholder and rejected both the indemnity against Salomon and the company’s cross-appeal. ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2026
