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reserve

reserve re·served re·serv·ing : to keep back or set apart: as a : to keep (a right, power, or interest) esp. by express declaration [all rights reserved] compare waive b : to defer a determination of...

Life-rent

lifting of the veil has been applied in the words of Palmer in five categories of cases; where companies are in the relationship of holding and subsidiary (or subsidiary) companies; where a shareholder has lost the privilege

Managing Director

Managing Director, in relation to a banking company, means a director who, by virtue of an agreement with the banking company or of a resolution passed by the banking company in general meeting or by its...

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Novation

the old firm, see Smith v. Patrick, 1901 AC 282. Even in the case of an amalgamation of companies there is nothing to prevent novation if established by sufficient evidence. Many such cases arose in the winding-up

Official liquidators

officers appointed to conduct the proceedings and to assist the court in winding up a joint-stock company, (English) Companies Act, 1862, s. 92. See now (English) Companies Act, 1929, s. 185, replacing the (English) Companies (Consolidation) Act,

Partnership

a banking business must not consist of more than ten, and in any other business, twenty partners. [(English) Companies Act, 1929, s. 357] A limited partner remains a general partner, and does not secure for himself the

Securitisation

Securitisation, means acquisition of financial assets by any securitisation company or reconstruction company from any originator, whether by raising of funds by such securitisation company or recon-struction company from qualified institutional buyers by issue of security...

Petition

company. A winding up of a company by order of the Court must be begun by petition [(English) Companies Act, 1929, s. 170]. For form of petition see (English) Winding-up Rules, 1929, and WINDING UP. Divorce and

Scheme

Scheme, a 'scheme' is a carefully arranged and systematic programme of action. A transaction under which, one party deposits with the other or lends to that other a sum of money on promise of being paid...

Secured creditor

Secured creditor, means any bank or financial institution or any consortium or group of banks or financial institutions and includes, (i) debenture trustee appointed by any bank or financial institution; or (ii) securitisation company or recon-struction...

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