Reports of Bankruptcy and Company Cases Decided in the High Court of Justice: The Court of Appeal, the Privy Council, and the House of Lords...Comprising Cases Decided During the Year 1894-[1914].Sweet and Maxwell, 1899 |
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act of bankruptcy action adjudication affidavit agreement amount application articles of association assignment Auriferous Company bank bankrupt Bankruptcy Act bankruptcy notice bill of sale bona vacantia called certiorari CHITTY claim clause commencement Companies Act Companies Winding-up contract contributories conveyance costs County Court Judge Court of Appeal covenant creditors Cronmire debentures debt debtor decision deed defendant directors discharge dividend effect entitled facts Gold Company grantee grantor held High Court holders insolvency issue judgment jurisdiction L. J. Ch liability limited company liquidator Lord CAIRNS Lord Justice Lordships Middlesex Registry Act mortgage Official Receiver opinion paid payment person petition plaintiff Plaistowe principle proceedings profit promoters proof prospectus provable purchase question reason receiving order referred registered Registrar respect respondent ruptcy Sale Act set-off shareholders shares Solicitors Spanish customers statute sub-section summons syndicate tion transaction trustee in bankruptcy uncalled capital VAUGHAN WILLIAMS vendors Waud winding-up
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Page 194 - Now this Indenture Witnesseth, That in pursuance of the said agreement, and in consideration of the sum of...
Page 187 - The directors may make arrangements on the issue of shares for a difference between the holders in the amount of calls to be paid and in the times of payment.
Page 237 - A bill of sale made or given by way of security for the payment of money by the grantor thereof shall be void unless made in accordance with the form in the schedule to this Act annexed.
Page 100 - If a secured creditor does not either realise or surrender his security, he shall, before ranking for dividend, state in his proof the particulars of his security, the date when it was given, and the value at which he assesses it, and shall be entitled to receive a dividend only in respect of the balance due to him after deducting the value so assessed.
Page 322 - ... per annum, without prejudice to the right of a creditor to receive out of the estate any higher rate of interest to which he may be entitled after all the debts proved in the estate have been paid in full.
Page 356 - Any member whose shares have been forfeited shall notwithstanding be liable to pay to the company all calls owing upon such shares at the time of the forfeiture.
Page 205 - Any money or other estate of the wife lent or entrusted by her to her husband for the purpose of any trade or business carried on by him or otherwise, shall be treated as assets of her husband's estate in case of his bankruptcy, under reservation of the wife's claim to a dividend as a creditor for the amount or value of such money or other estate after, but not before, all claims of the other creditors of the husband...
Page 305 - Every court having jurisdiction in bankruptcy under this act may review, rescind, or vary any order made by it under its bankruptcy jurisdiction.
Page 134 - ... company may by special resolution determine that any portion of its share capital which has not been already called up shall not be capable of being called up, except in the event and for the purposes of the company being wound up...
Page 93 - Except when closed as herein-after mentioned, it shall during Business Hours, but subject to such reasonable Restrictions as the Company in General Meeting may impose, so that not less than Two Hours in each Day be appointed for Inspection, be.