Articles tagged as UK Law

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Analyse the Remedies Available to a Company

Business Law

This chapter seeks to analyse the remedies available to a company in event of a breach of duty by directors. Thus the statutory derivative action and the unfair prejudice remedy will be examined as to how readily......

Last modified: 6th Aug 2019

Critically Analyse whether Human Rights Protect Privacy

Administrative Law

The term 'rights' has been used by philosophers, academics and politicians for centuries; although its meaning is often confused as it means ......

Last modified: 6th Aug 2019

The Enlightened Shareholder Value Approach (ESV)

Business Law

SUMMARY The origination and development of ESV The assessment of the s.172 CA 2006 Conclusion It can be seen obviously from the previous chapter ......

Last modified: 6th Aug 2019

A Director's Duty to a Corporation's Creditors

Business Law

This work set out to answer the extent to which director’s should have a duty to regard the interests of a corporation’s creditors....

Last modified: 6th Aug 2019

Potential Liability of Respective Directors

Business Law

D & R Recruitment Limited is a company specialising in permanent and temporary recruitment of advertising staff, which has traded since ......

Last modified: 6th Aug 2019

Prior to the Fraud Act 2006

Act Summaries

The Fraud Act came into force on the 15th January 2006 and replaced the eight deception offences contained within the Theft Act 1968 and 1978. Prior to the introduction of the Fraud Act 2006 the former law had been the subject of criticism...

Last modified: 5th Aug 2019

Insolvency Law Aims Critique

Business Law

Pick one of the aims of a good modern insolvency law as promulgated by the Cork Committee in paragraph 198 of their seminal 1982 report. Critique ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

The Business Judgement Rule

Business Law

INTRODUCTION- The collapses world over shook the trust and reliability of stock holders on the director’s. Obviously leading to the ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Duties of a Board

Business Law

The word ‘Board’ originally referred to the table around which a council sat. It was sometimes used in the 19th century to refer to a meeting ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Conditional Fee Arrangements For Legal Aid

Administrative Law

'To no one will we sell, to no will we refuse or delay, right or justice' 1. It has long been recognized that 'access to the courts is a ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Copyright is Antithetical to Freedom of Expression

Administrative Law

Copyright stems from two types of roots; the entrepreneurial side linked to the exclusive right to make copies and reproduce the work of an author,......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Arguments For and Against Corporate Governance

Business Law

In seeking to critically examine the arguments for and against the regulation of corporate governance around the world, this essay will first ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Importance of the Domicile

Commercial Law

Domicile is that document which is essential or important for all the individuals of this world. The domiciles determine the rights and privileges ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Islamic Jurisprudence and English Common Law

Administrative Law

The legal system of Malaysia is based upon the English common law. However, before the arrival of the British in 1826, classical Islamic law was ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Protecting Interests of Vulnerable Consumer Buyer

Commercial Law

Critically evaluate whether in sale of goods contracts the implied terms relating to description, quality and fitness for purpose have reflected ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Fundamental Issue in Corporate Governance

Business Law

What is the fundamental issue involved in the Corporate Governance of Companies and how it should be addressed? Introduction Corporate Governance ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Members of a Limited Company

Business Law

A limited company is an institution created to conduct business where members of a company are protected and are not personally liable neither ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Problem Question on Beneficiaries and Trust

Business Law

The persons who are profiting from the information meant for the Trust are C the solicitors and T a beneficiary of the trust....

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Power of Trade Marks

Business Law

‘Trade marks are often considered to be the most powerful of all intellectual property rights’. Discuss. The main purpose and function ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Critically Assess the Importance of a Passing Off Action

Business Law

Passing off is a common law tort that was established long before trade marks became registerable. It was originally intended to protect traders by......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Sales of Good Act and UN Convention

Commercial Law

This essay looks at the interaction of the UK Sales of Good Act 1979 and the UN Convention on the International Sales of Goods concluded ,......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Promoting the Success of the Company

Business Law

The Companies Act 2006 s.172 introduced a directorial duty of promoting the success of the company. This new session purports to encapsulate the ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Letter of Credit and Contract of Sale

Commercial Law

A general contract of sale between two individuals signifies a consensus between the two parties as to what duties applies to them which they ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

Exceptions to Principle of Separate Legal Entity

Business Law

It is said that the principle of separate legal entity “forms the foundation of modern company law. Any exceptions to this principle must ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019

The Company Did Not Exist for Legal Purposes Until Incorporated

Business Law

Therefore promoters could not be seen as the companys agent. Circumstances such as this are problematic and raise difficult questions as to the ......

Last modified: 2nd Aug 2019