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Any contract which if made between private persons would be by law 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 ...
Any contract which if made between private persons would be by law 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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| Pealkiri | The Principles and Practice of the Law of Evidence |
| Autor | Edmund Powell |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Butterworths, 1869 |
| Length | 699 pages |
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