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Home Dictionary Name: debts and liabilities Page 1 of about 46 results (0.003 seconds)Acknowledgment of debt or liability
Acknowledgment of debt or liability, is an admission that a debt is due or that some claim or liability is still in existence, so as to prevent the operation of the Statute of Limitations. The precise form of acknowledgment necessary in any particular case depends on the terms of the relevant statute. An acknowledgment or part payment after the statutory period will not revive a barred claim to land under s. 34 of the (English) Real Property Limitation Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 27), Kibble v. Fairhorne, (1895) 1 Ch 219, but an acknowledgment at anytime before action brought will revive actions, on debt grounded on simple contract, if in writing under 9 Geo. 4, c. 14, and for money charged on land under s. 40 of the Real Property Limitation Act, 1833: see re Clifden, Annaly v. Agar Ellis, 1900 (1) Ch 774. See LIMITATIONS, STATUTE OF....
Debts and liabilities
Debts and liabilities, incurred under contracts enter into by him in s. 19(5) as a matter of construction, legal expenses property incurred by an administrator in connection, with his role as administrator fell with in s. 19(5), A Company (Ch. D.) (in re:), (2000) 1 WLR 502....
Pecuniary liability
Pecuniary liability, The words 'pecuniary liability' in s. 2(6) of Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act, 1951, will cover any liability which is of a monetary nature and includes a mortgage debt, Rajkumari Kaushalya Devi v. Bawa Pritam Singh, AIR 1960 SC 1030 (1031): (1960) 3 SCR 570. [Displaced Persons Debt (Adjustment) Act, 1957, s. 2(6)(c)]...
Bankruptcy debt
Bankruptcy debt, in relation to a bankrupt, means (1) any debt or liability to which he is subject at the commencement of the bankruptcy or (b) any debt or liability to which he may become subject after the commencement of the bankruptcy (including after his discharge from bankruptcy) by reason of any obligation incurred before commencement of the bankruptcy, R (Steele) v. Birmingham City Council, (2006) 1 WLR 2380 (CA).Bankruptcy debt, in relation to a bankrupt, means (1) any debt or liability to which he is subject at the commencement of the bankruptcy (b) any debt or liability to which he may become subject after the commencement of the bankruptcy by reason of any obligation incurred before the commencement of the bankruptcy, Glenister v. Rowe, (1999) 3 WLR 716 (CA)....
Wills
Wills. A will is the valid disposition by a living person, to take effect after his death, of his disposable property. ''But in law ultima voluntas in scriptis is used, where lands or tenements are devised, and testamentum, when it concerneth chattels': Co. Litt. 111 a.Depository of Will of Living Person.-By the (English) Jud. Act, 1925, s. 172, replacing s. 91 of the Court of Probate Act, 1857:-There shall, under the control and direction of the High Court, be provided safe and convenient depositories for the custody of the wills of living persons, and any person may deposit his will therein.And see (English) Administration of Justice Act, 1928 (18 & 19 Geo. 5, c. 26), s. 11, as to deposit of wills under control of the High Court.Law before 1838.-The right of testamentary aliena-tion of lands is a matter depending on Act of Parliament. Before 32 Hen. 8, c. 1, a will could not be made of land, and before the Statute of Frauds a will (see NUNCUPATIVE WILL) could be made by word of mouth...
Guarantee
Guarantee, he to whom a guaranty is made; also, and more commonly, the guaranty itself. See GUARANTY.The assurance that a contract or legal act will be duly carried out; Something given or existing as security, such as to fulfill a further engagement or a condition subsequent, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 711.Company limited by. See COMPANIES.Guarantee includes any obligation undertaken before the commencement of this Constitution to make payments in the event of the profits of an undertaking falling short of a specified amount. [Constitution of India, Art. 366(13)]Guarantee, is in collateral engagement to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person, a promise to another as debtor to secure the payment of a debt payable to him, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, Vol. 2, p. 1111.Includes any obligation undertaken before the com-mencement of the constitution to make payments in the event of the profits of an undertaking falling short of a specified amount, Constitut...
Priority
Priority, an antiquity of tenure in comparison with another less ancient; also that which is before another in order of time.As to priority among creditors, see (English) Admin-istration of Estates Act, 1869, reproduced by ss. 32 to 34, (English) Administration of Estates Act, 1925, and the First Sch., which provides that in the administration of the estate of any person who shall die on or after 1st January, 1870, no debt or liability of such person shall be entitled to any priority or preference by reason merely that the same is secured by or arises under a bond, deed, or other instrument under seal, or is otherwise made or constituted a specialty debt.The priority in legal and equitable assignments of equitable choses in action are determined accord-ing to the date of receipt of notice by the persons who are for the time being owners of the legal interest in the property assigned. Before 1926 the notice might be verbal; after 1926 it must, for the purposes of establishing priority a...
partnership
partnership : an association of two or more persons or entities that conduct a business for profit as co-owners see also Uniform Partnership Act in the Important Laws section compare corporation, joint venture, sole proprietorship NOTE: Except in civil law as practiced in Louisiana, where a partnership, like a corporation, is considered a legal person, a partnership is traditionally viewed as an association of individuals rather than as an entity with a separate and independent existence. A partnership cannot exist beyond the lives of the partners. The partners are taxed as individuals and are personally liable for torts and contractual obligations. Each partner is viewed as the other's agent and, traditionally, is jointly and severally liable for the tortious acts of any one of the partners. commercial partnership : trading partnership in this entry family partnership : a partnership in which the partners are members of a family general partnership : a partnership in which ea...
company
company pl: -nies : an association of persons for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise compare corporation, partnership finance company : a company that makes usually small short-term loans to individuals growth company : a company that grows at a greater rate than the economy as a whole and that usually directs a relatively high proportion of income back into the business holding company : a company whose sole function is to own and control other companies investment company : a company that earns income solely or primarily by holding and investing in securities issued by other companies or by government agencies joint-stock company : a business organization whose capital is represented by shares owned by stockholders each of whom is personally liable for the company's debts limited liability company : an unincorporated company formed under applicable state statute whose members cannot be held liable for the acts, debts, or obligations of the company and that ma...
capitalization
capitalization 1 : the act or process of capitalizing [ of earnings] 2 : a sum resulting from a process of capitalizing ;esp : paid-in capital at capital [inadequate ] 3 : total capital liabilities of a business including both equity capital and debt capital NOTE: Equity capital is considered a liability because the investors may recall some or all of it (as by redeeming stock). Inadequate capitalization of a business is considered by courts in cases dealing with equitable subordination of creditors or piercing the corporate veil. 4 : the total par value or the stated value of no-par issues of authorized capital stock ...
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