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Negligence
subject, at all events if the wrong-doer is not a foreigner, Davidson v. Hill, (1901) 2 KB 606. Contributory Negligence of Plaintiff.--If the plaintiff has been guilty of contributory negligence, in other words, if with ordinary care
Liquidator
a liquidator are to collect, administer, and distribute the assets, having regard to the direction of creditors and contributories, and subject to the requirements of the Act. He must send in his accounts twice a year at
Limited liability
fully paid up, no further liability exists. As to shares which have not been fully paid up, see CONTRIBUTORY, and see also JOINT STOCK BANKS, COMPANY, PROSPECTUS, ESTOPPEL, or other titles on company matters. The statutes relating
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Workmen
under the Ministry of Health. The functions of the Board are the assistance of persons (a) within the Contributory Pensions Acts (see PENSION), and (b) persons unemployed after attaining the age of 16 years, who might have
Workhouses
under the National Insurance Acts (Health and Unemployment), see NATIONAL INSURANCE, and in respect of old age and contributory pensions, see PENSIONS. A jail for criminals who have committed minor offenses and are serving short sentences, Black's
Straw, Man of
(1859) 4 De G. & J. 544], and unless the Stannaries Act, 1869, s. 35, applies; and see CONTRIBUTORY. Likewise the assignee o a lease may escape liability on the covenants after assignment by 'assigning over' to
Rural Authority
as to such expenses. Section 13 enables the Minister of health to invest any rural district or any contributory place therein with urban powers. See WATCHING AND LIGHTING.
Preferential payments
that sum). Also sums due under the Workmen's Compensation Acts, the National Insurance Acts (Health and Unemployment and Contributory Pensions). These debts rank equally between them unless the assets are insufficient, in which case they are to
Orphan
may assist the emigration of poor orphans (see s. 68, ibid.). The (English) Windows, Orphans and Old Age Contributory Pensions Acts, 1925-1935, provide for pensions for orphans of persons insured under the (English) National Health Insurance Acts
Call
all future calls on shares, Spencer v. Asworth, Partington & Co., (1925) 1 KB 589. See COMPANY and CONTRIBUTORY; FLOATING CHARGE and TABLE A. (Articles 11 to 16). 3. A Stock Exchange term for the right to
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