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1
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when will courts lift the veil? (common law)

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  • to produce a tax liability
    -to give entitlement to compensation
    to prevent evasion of excise duty
    -to reveal the members true national identity
    -recognising the breakdwon of a quasi partnership relationship
    -to prevent the evasion of existing contractual obligations
    -to reveal national identity
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when will the veil be lifted-statute?

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  • where the director is disqualified
  • where the plc trades without a trading certificate
  • fraudulent trading= trading an insolvent company with intent to defraud
  • wrongful trading- traidng an insolvent comapny without taking reaosnable steps to minimise loss to potential creditors
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3
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unlimited companies…..

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-private only DOES NOT need to file accounts unless sub or parent of a limited company

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limited by gaurantee….

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  • private only liability is limited to such an aount as the members undertake to contribute to the companys assets in the event of it being wound up
  • cannot be registered with share capitl e.g. a charity or trade association
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limited by shares….

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  • private or public

- liability is limited to the amount of the niminal value unpaid on members shares held by them

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changing status:

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  • can do so once
  • limited to unlimited= with consent of all members of the company
  • unlimited to limited= by passing a special resolution to that effect
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7
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memorandum of association

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historic record of initial subscirbers

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application for registration

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name, address, memebrs liability, company type and domicile

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9
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articles of association

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if not supplied, default will apply

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section 9 documents

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share capital and initial shareholdings

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statement of gaurantee

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only for companies limited by gaurantee

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12
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statement of proposed officers

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details of the first director and first company secretary

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statement of compliance

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statutory declaration of compliance

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14
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what is the additional requirements for plc’s

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apply for trading certificate

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what is needed to apply for a trading certificate?

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  • application statement that the capital is not below minimum (50kks)
  • statement of compliance
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16
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what is the effective birthdate of a company?

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the date on the cert of incor.

17
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who is a promoter?

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anyone who makes business preparations for a company

18
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what are fiduciary duties as an agent?

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  • duty to account
  • duty to avoid a conlflict of interest
  • duty to disclose
  • duty not to make a secret profit
19
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what are problematic areas for promoters?

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  • pre incorporation expenses= bc has no right to be reimbursed them
  • pre incorporation contractd = could be liable as the company technically doesnt exist
20
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how may company names be changed?

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special resolution or by the secretary of state

21
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who must have their own full length articles?

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listed companies

22
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how to change articles?

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special res. BUT if there is a provision of entrenchment, they can only be changed with agreement of all company members or by the court

23
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a copy of any amended articles must be sent to the registrar within…

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15 days

24
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a member will not be bound by alterations which….

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compel him to buy more shares or increase his liability

25
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a company is not required to keep…

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a register of debenture holders

26
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the register contains

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certific of incorp
trading certificate
certificate of registration of charges
docs delivered to reg in accordance with stat prov i.e annual accounts and return

27
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what info is protected

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directors addresses and content of any charges

28
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what sort of companies are never excluded from audit?

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banking and insurance

29
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how is an auditor appointed?

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ordinary resolution or secretary of state if they default

30
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how is an auditor removed?

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ordinary resolution with special notice and should be given the chance to make representations

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