Company Precedents, for Use in Relation to Companies Subject to the Companies Acts 1862 to 1883: With Copious Notes

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Stevens, 1884 - 676 pages

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Contents

Transfer and transmission
150
S Increase and reduction
157
Proceedings at general
165
RESOLUTIONS
190
Preference shares
196
Form PAGE 170 Creation of debenture stock
202
Registration of existing company
206
Statement with a view to
207
Resolution to register bank
208
Notice of allotment of shares
210
Notice of call
211
Notice of ordinary general meeting
212
Notice of meeting to confirm special resolution
213
Notice of ordinary and extraordinary general meetings to be held on same day
214
Requisition of members for a general meeting
215
Notice of situation of office
216
Notice of increase of capital
217
Another
218
Resolution as to issue of debentures
219
CERTIFICATES
223
Ambergate Railway Co v Nor
224
Ordinary certificate
225
Certificate of stock
226
Coupon to share warrant
227
Form PAGE 208 Skeleton prospectus
245
Application for shares
246
Bankers receipt
247
DEBENTURES
249
Debentures to bearer with provisions for registration
264
216 Miscellaneous clauses
268
Debenture to bearer Drawings
270
Debentures to order
271
Registered debenture
272
Perpetual debenture
273
Profit or income debenture
275
Prospectus of issue of debentures
276
Provisional certificate of debentures
277
Prospectus of debenture stock
278
Debenture stock certificate
279
Conditions as to the issue of debenture stock
280
Trust deed for securing mortgage debentures
283
Skeleton of life policy
296
own life
297
Own life premium for term of years
298
Policy of unlimited company
300
Clause where several branches
301
Fire insurance policy
309
Accident policy
317
Live stock insurance policy
320
Horse insurance policy
322
Transit policy
323
Damage by horses and vehicles policy
324
Boiler policy
325
Form
327
Hail policy
328
Policy on ship
330
Policy on cargo
331
PRIVATE COMPANIES
334
Form PAGE 334 Order restraining issue of preference shares 397
335
Preliminary agreement
340
Another form
341
Restricted right of transfer
344
Another
347
Directors
348
Managing director
349
271a Power for meeting to appoint
350
Voting at directors meetings
351
Balance sheet
352
Deed of settlement 281 Power for trustees of will to convert testators business into a
358
Common form writ 360
360
Rescission of contract to take shares
361
Rescission and damages where fraud
362
Bribe to directors
363
Promoters secret profit
364
resolution
365
To enforce resolution of company
366
Petition to confirm reduction of capital
369
Petition to confirm reduction of capital under Acts of 1877
370
Order to reduce capital
372
Order to reduce by cancelling lost capital
373
Petition for transfer of life business
374
Windingup petition of judgment creditor
375
executrix of policyholder
377
debentureholder
378
simple contract creditor
379
where prior petitioner settled
380
by fully paidup shareholder
381
to Lancaster Palatine Court
383
Petition to stay windingup
384
Contract to take shares set aside
386
Judgment setting aside sale of concession and ordering repay ment
388
Sale of mines set aside
390
Judgment against promoters to refund secret profit
391
Director ordered to pay value of shares received from promoters
392
Promoter and director ordered to refund profits
393
Order not to proceed against promoters
394
Injunction to restrain exclusion of director
395
Amalgamation declared ultra vires and restrained
396
Sale of assets declared ultra vires and restrained
397
Payment of dividend out of capital restrained
398
Another
399
Usual order to rectify
400
Rectification where invalid forfeiture
401
Another
402
Order for plaintiff company to give security
403
Declaration Accounts Sale
404
Judgment where debentures void for nonregistration official liq appointed receiver without further security
405
Liquidator to sell liberty to debenture holder to bid
406
Liberty to sue defendant on behalf
407
Receiver and manager
408
Receiver and manager after security given
409
Clerk of company to be receiver and manager without security
410
Approval of conditional contract for sale
411
Receiver to borrow 2000l
412
Liberty to appoint attorney to carry on business in Russia c
413
Advertisement convening meeting of debenture holders
414
Certificate of amount due to debenture holders
415
Dividend to debenture holders
416
Windingup order
425
Windingup order on two petitions
426
Order transferring petition by consent
427
PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATORS 411 Notice of motion or summons for the appointment of a provi sional liquidator
428
Order on summons appointing provisional liquidator
429
Liberty for prov liq to carry on business and advance money
430
Order discharging provisional liquidator
431
Certificate that copy order true
432
Affidavit of fitness
433
Summons for liberty to put recognisance in suit
439
Order on resignation
448
Liberty to official liquidator to lend
451
Liberty to defend
458
Form PAGE 505 Liberty to return valuable deposited with bank for safe custody
460
CONTRIBUTORIES
461
Summons to compel delivery of companys books and papers
462
Order refusing application to vary certificate
463
Another
464
Order for payment of calls where co unregistered
465
Another
466
Summons to enforce payment of calls made before windingup
467
CREDITORS
468
Affidavit to prove debt due on bill of exchange
469
by partner proving debt due to firm
470
by off liq proving debt due to his company
471
proving debt due to director for fees
472
Order giving time to file evidence
473
Order to admit
474
Order giving contributories liberty to move to vary certificates
475
Order giving liberty to pay dividend
476
Liberty to pay dividend making reserve for disputed claims
477
Liberty to pay costs c
478
SECURED CREDITORS 562 Declaration of rights of mortgage debenture holders and order to pay
479
Declaration of rights in favour of debenture holders Inquiries
481
Inquiry as to what securities given
482
Liberty to creditors to attend
483
Appointment of committee to attend
484
General order for service out of jurisdiction
485
Another
486
Another
487
Order for substituted service of summons
488
Memorandum of sanction to be indorsed on bill bill
489
Form PAGE 585 Order restraining county court action
490
Order of judge of Q B Div staying proceedings
491
Restraining sheriff from selling
492
Restraining persons from parting with monies
493
Order for transfer
494
Liberty to debenture holder to bring action
495
Execution creditor given first charge
496
Another
497
DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS 613 Summons for affidavit of documents and inspection
498
Another
499
Order for inspection under s 156
500
Notice to produce deponent for crossexamination at hearing of petition
501
to take crossexamination of claimant
502
Order for attendance of witness
503
Notice to produce before special examiner
504
Summons to attend for examination
505
Another form providing for shorthand notes
506
Order for repayment of money improperly paid for preliminary expenses
508
Order on directors to repay monies improperly retained to pay qualifications
509
Order against directors after inquiry
510
Affidavit of contributory with a view to compromise
511
Summons to sanction agreement for compromise
512
Order sanctioning agreement for compromise
513
Liberty to compromise with debtor
514
Compromise
515
OFFICIAL LIQUIDATORS COSTS 653 Usual order to tax
516
Tax costs including costs of action
517
Form PAGE 658 Affidavit as to costs received in respect of compromises
518
Another
519
Order on appeal discharging order
520
Order on appeal affirming order appealed from
521
Liberty to appeal
522
UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS 673 Order to pay into court
523
Dissolution order
524
Another
525
Order for distribution of assets and dissolution
526
680a Restoration to register
527
Notice of second meeting to confirm special resolution to wind up
528
Notice for Gazette of extraordinary resolution to wind up
529
Notice to Registrar of special resolution to wind up
530
Call
531
Notice of call
532
Another
534
Notice to creditors
535
Summons for adjudication on disputed claims
536
Conveyance of freeholds
537
Resolution
538
Order as to remuneration of liquidator
539
Order removing liquidator
540
Notice of motion
541
Order giving general liberty to apply
542
Another
543
Notice to registrar of final meeting
544
WINDING UP UNDER SUPERVISION 713 Supervision order
545
Order for appointment of liquidators
546
Order as to appointing solicitor to liquidation
547
Order as to remuneration of liquidators
548
Taxation of liquidators costs
549
Liberty to call final meeting
550
RECONSTRUCTION
551
Agreement with a view to reconstruction
560
Notice of dissent pursuant to s 161
564
Agreement for reconstruction sanctioned by the court in the winding up of The Imperial Mercantile Credit Association 964
565
AMALGAMATION
572
Agreement with a view to an amalgamation with an existing company
578
Agreement by liquidators with a view to amalgamation with
579
Order for meeting
588
Order for meeting
594
Petition to confirm scheme
600
Order sanctioning scheme
606
Act dissolving and reincorporating a waterworks company
616
Act dissolving and reincorporating a company incorporated
623
Act for amalgamating two companies formed under the Act
630
Act subdividing shares authorising conversion into preference
636
Plateglass policy 327
663

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Page 236 - ... particular with intent to deceive or defraud any member, shareholder or creditor of such body corporate or public company, or with intent to induce any person to become a shareholder or partner therein, or to intrust or advance any property to such body corporate or public company, or to enter into any security for the benefit thereof...
Page 149 - ... if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
Page 671 - Admiralty Practice.— A Treatise on the Jurisdiction and Practice of the Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice, and on Appeals therefrom, with a chapter on the Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Inferior and the ViceAdmiralty Courts.
Page 503 - ... or been guilty of any misfeasance or breach of trust in relation to the company...
Page 545 - ... may, in lieu of receiving cash, shares, policies, or other like interests, or in addition thereto, participate in the profits of, or receive any other benefit from the purchasing company...
Page 78 - General may by licence under his hand direct such association to be registered with limited liability without the addition of the word limited...
Page 23 - ... on the trial of any issue joined or of any matter or question, or on any inquiry arising in any suit, action, or...
Page 503 - ... or to contribute such sums of money to the assets of the company by way of compensation in respect of such misapplication, retainer, misfeasance, or breach of trust, as the court thinks just.
Page 151 - Act, and to such regulations, being not inconsistent with the aforesaid regulations or provisions, as may be prescribed by the company in general meeting ; but no regulation made by the company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such regulation had not been made.
Page 4 - Act may be made as follows ; (that is to say,) (1.) Any contract which if made between private persons would be bylaw required to be in writing, and if made according to English law to be under seal, may be made on behalf of the company in writing under the common seal of the, company...

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