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ACA Law

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Decks in this class (56)

1. Contracts
What are the two forms of contract,
What contracts must be in writing...,
If a minor enters a contract is i...
42  cards
2. Termination of Contract
How can a contract be brought to ...,
What is substantial performance i...,
What is a severable contract
30  cards
3. Negligence
What is tort,
What are the differences between ...,
What conditions must be met to br...
32  cards
4. Agency
How can a person become an agent,
How can you become an agent by ag...,
How can a person become an agent ...
29  cards
5. Soletraders and Partnerships
0  cards
5a Soletraders
What is a sole trader,
What is the legal status of a sol...,
What are the advantages of a sole...
4  cards
5b Ordinary Partnerships
What is a partnership,
What is the legal status of a par...,
What are the 3 types of partnership
12  cards
5c Partners’ authority and liability
What are the two main types of au...,
If a partner enters the business ...,
What is holding out
7  cards
5d LLPs
What is an llp,
How is an llp formed,
What are the main provisions in t...
11  cards
6 Companies: The Consequences of Incorporation
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6a Types of Business Organisation
What are the different forms of b...
1  cards
6b The Veil of Incorporation
What is the veil of incorporation,
What are the consequences of bein...,
Should a company fail what is the...
4  cards
6c Types of Company
What are the different types of c...,
What is a public company,
What are the rules surrounding ca...
7  cards
6d Formation of a Company
What documents need to be submitt...,
What is the memorandum of associa...,
What is in the application to for...
21  cards
6e A Company’s Name
A company s name cannot,
What are the rules around the dis...,
The secretary of state can make a...
3  cards
6f Articles of Association
What are the articles of association,
Can the company come up with thei...,
What do the articles bind
6  cards
6g Administritive Consquences of Incorporation
What registers should a company keep,
What needs to be on a register of...,
What needs to be on a register of...
23  cards
6h Company Secretary
What is a company secretary,
What company s must have a secretary,
How are secretary s appointed and...
6  cards
7 Companies: Ownership and Management
0  cards
7a Directors
What is a director,
What are the different types of d...,
What is a de jure director
16  cards
7b Powers
What is the division of power in ...,
What control do members keep over...,
What control over the directors p...
7  cards
7c Duties
What are the general duties of di...,
How would a director promote succ...,
How would a director exercise the...
21  cards
7d Members
What are the two main documents r...,
Does a company need to use a shar...,
What are the members rights under...
9  cards
7e Rights of Minority Shareholders
What rights do minority sharehold...,
What are the 3 legal actions avai...,
What is a derivative action
11  cards
7f Meetings
What are the 3 types of meetings,
What is an agm,
If an agm is not held 6 months af...
30  cards
8 Companies: Finance
What are the two main sources of ...,
What is a person who invests in s...,
What is a person who invests in d...
24  cards
8a Types of Capital
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8b Class Rights
What are class rights,
How would a company change the ri...,
What minority protection is there...
6  cards
8c Allotment of Shares
Who are shares alloted by,
What must the authority state for...,
Can you issue shares at a discount
19  cards
8d Capital Maintenance
What is the capital of the compan...,
Is loan capital subject to capita...,
What is the correct procedure to ...
22  cards
8e Distributions
When can a company make a distrib...,
How should a dividend be paid,
What are distributable profits
6  cards
8f Debentures
What is a debenture,
What are the advantages of debent...,
What are the disadvantages of den...
4  cards
8g Fixed vs Floating Charges
Can a debenture be secured,
What is a charge,
Can a company issue both floating...
16  cards
8h Priority, Registration and Validity of Charges
Which charge has a higher priorit...,
When would a floating charge take...,
What takes priority when consider...
9  cards
9 Insolvency Law: Corporate and Personal
0  cards
9a Administration
What are the two main options ava...,
What is administration,
What is liquidation
18  cards
9b Receivership
What is a receiver,
What is an administrative receiver,
What is a fixed charge receiver
7  cards
9c Company Voluntary Arrangements
What is a company voluntary arran...,
What is the first step in the pro...,
What are steps 2 3 in the procedu...
9  cards
9d Voluntary Liquidation
What is liquidation,
What are the two types of liquida...,
What is voluntary liquidation
9  cards
9e Compulsory Liquidation
What is compulsory liquidation,
What are the main grounds for com...,
Who can petition the court to win...
10  cards
9f Individual Voluntary Arrangements
What happens if you are a sole tr...,
What is an iva,
What is bankruptcy
7  cards
9g Bankruptcy
What is the procedure of bankruptcy,
What is the procedure to petition...,
What is the procedure to petition...
8  cards
10 Criminal Law
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10a Whistleblowing
What is whistleblowing,
If you re worried about reporting...,
How will public interest disclosu...
6  cards
10b Fraud
What must prosecution prove to br...,
What is the max penalty for fraud,
What 3 ways can fraud be committed
18  cards
10c Insider Dealing
What is insider dealing,
How would you bring an action aga...,
What is a primary insider
13  cards
10d Bribery
What are the 3 bribery offences,
What is bribing another person,
What is a relevant function re br...
12  cards
10e Money Laundering
What is money laundering,
What are the 3 phases of money la...,
What is placement
19  cards
10f The Law and its Interaction With Ethics
What is legislation,
What is case law,
What are ethics
10  cards
11 Employment, Data Protection and Intellectual Property Law
What are the two types of working...,
How will the court determine whet...,
How will the court determine the ...
7  cards
11b Contract of Employment
What are examples of express term...,
What needs to be provided to an e...,
What is on a statement of certain...
10  cards
11c Unfair Dismissal
What is unfair dismissal and how ...,
Who can t claim for unfair dismissal,
How long would you have to have b...
18  cards
11d Wrongful Dismissal
What is wrongful dismissal,
What is the difference between wr...,
When can a claim for unfair dismi...
8  cards
11e Redundancy
What is redundancy,
Is the redundant employee entitle...,
What should an employee do if the...
7  cards
11f The Data Protection Act 2018
What is personal data,
What is data controller,
What is a data processor
9  cards
11g Intellectual Property
What is intellectual property,
What are examples of protection o...,
What is a copy right
14  cards

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