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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"personal liability"”.
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The personal liability of directors in terms of section 424 of the Companies Act - does it provide an adequate remedy?
… own name. The fundamental attribute of corporate personality, well established since the decision in Salomon v Salomon and Company almost a century ago, is that a company is a legal entity- distinct from its members. The separate legal personality of a company and the limited nature of a …
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Directors and Standards: The Problem of Insufficient Guidance
… the usefulness of an American theory of director liability as an aid to understanding this case law and the legislation it interprets. This theory has been termed the “implied contract approach”, and was developed by Robert J. Rhee. The two areas concern: if and when directors must consider the …
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Corporate social responsibility: the analysis of the social and ethics committee in terms of the Companies Act 71 of 2008
… or activities lead to the possibility of personal liability for its directors and shareholders. In such settings, CSR becomes a crucial instrument for promoting sustainable solutions and balancing these dynamics for the benefit of companies and for the communities they serve.
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Current liability insurance practices for professional personnel in Indiana public school corporations
… purpose of the study was to investigate current liability insurance practices for professional school corporation personnel in Indiana. Fifty rural and fifty urban school corporations were surveyed with regard to: (1) number and character of suits against school corporations or professional. …
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Eterodirezione e responsabilità
… of the traditional pair of ‘enterprise’ and ‘liability’, making it possible to exercise business activity while enjoying the benefit of limited liability. At the same time, this opportunity has always fostered the search for stratagems to fully pass on to creditors the risks associated with …
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An evaluation of U.K. contaminated land policy and the law
… land both in terms of civil and criminal liability and also examines the rule in Rylands v Fletcher. Personal liability is discussed and who can be held liable with further comment on punishment and company disqualitications. Chapter Four discusses the evidential difficulties associated …
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Piercing the Corporate Veil: Exploring Legal Implications and Corporate Accountability
… in South Africa may disregard the separate legal personality of a company and hold the shareholders or directors accountable for the company's actions. The corporate veil is a fundamental principle that shields individual shareholders from personal liability for the actions of a corporation. …
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Reckless trading: critical analysis and proposals for reform
… 2014. The purpose of these measures is to impose personal liability for creditors losses on directors who, when the company was financially distressed, ran the business in an irresponsible manner, causing otherwise avoidable losses to creditors. This type of legislation, both in Ireland and …
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Codification of the Business Judgment Rule in Section 76 (4) Companies Act 2008: comparing the South African with the German approach
… is a judicial device used to limit the scope of personal liability for directors and officers. The rule consists of a rebuttable presumption that a director or officer, when making a business decision, has acted on an informed basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken …
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Is an en-commandite partnership a tax-efficient vehicle in the current private equity regime with the focus on Investments in South Africa?
… tax, while protecting investors from personal liability for the debts and obligations of the fund. This paper firstly investigated the characteristics of the most common investment vehicles, and the legislative requirements that they are subjected to. Secondly, the tax regime that …
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A critical analysis of the law on sexual harassment in the workplace in South Africa in a comparative perspective
… light of the common-law principles of vicarious liability. An evaluation is made of how and to what extent the South African case law is compatible with Canadian and English authorities. This was done by broadening the scope of employment test to include approaches compatible with an abuse of …