18140765
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Test por gerard fauria, actualizado hace más de 1 año
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Pregunta 1
Pregunta
A company's constitution makes the arrangements needed to manage the company's business through vesting power to act for the company in 2 bodies: [blank_start]directors[blank_end] (control over management) and [blank_start]shareholders[blank_end] (background ownership control).
NOTE: write the bodies in PLURAL.
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directors
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shareholders
Pregunta 2
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Directors tend to have more significant autonomy in companies where shareholders are large in number.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 3
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Which of the followings is the source of the directors' powers?
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Constitution
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Shareholders
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Companies Act 2006
Pregunta 4
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Directors may be trustees of those funds of the company which are under their control.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 5
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What requirement has to be fulfilled for directors to act informally?
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The company is private
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Directors are unanimous
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Act for the benefit of the shareholders as a whole
Pregunta 6
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After CA 2006, all companies are still required to have a memorandum of association.
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Yes
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No
Pregunta 7
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Companies must appoint at least 1 director.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 8
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Which one of the following is NOT a power exercisable by passing a resolution of the shareholders?
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Change the constitution's name
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Put the company into voluntary liquidation
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Increase the company's share capital
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Authorize a reduction of capital
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Authorizing a private company to enter into a credit transaction with one of its directors
Pregunta 9
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What do shareholders of a public company require in order to exercise their powers?
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Pass a resolution at a duly convened meeting or through a written resolution passed in accordance with the provisions set out in CA2006.
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Pass a special resolution at a duly convened meeting or by unanimity in an informal process
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Pass a resolution at a duly convened meeting.
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Pass a written resolution following the procedures established in the company's constitution.
Pregunta 10
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Shareholders' equitable duty. The burden of proof when there is an alleged breached of this duty is on the Defendant.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 11
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Courts seem to be reluctant to find a breach of the shareholders' equitable duty, especially when concerning "business judgment". In fact, this duty is likely to be satisfied if at least one of the followings applies:
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The majority honestly believes that an alteration is for the benefit of the company.
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The alteration does not, in any case, discriminate between majority and minority shareholders.
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The alteration does not give enhanced voting rights to a particular class of shareholders.
Pregunta 12
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A company's constitution cannot be supplemented by:
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Constructional implied terms
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Terms derived from extrinsic circumstances
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Shareholders' agreements
Pregunta 13
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When a class right is varied, the minority of this class can appeal to the Court if they constitute at least ... of the total shares of that class.
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5%
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10%
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15%
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20%
Pregunta 14
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The ability to alter a company's articles is limited in several ways. Which one of the following is NOT a valid limitation?
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The ability to alter the articles is limited by the Companies Act 2006.
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An alteration will not be valid if it is not exercised bona fide for the benefit of the company as a whole.
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The company cannot insert provisions into the articles that have the effect of making it more difficult to alter the articles.
Pregunta 15
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For this case, think always of general rules. If it's not stated = does not exist/do not need to consider it.
Gerard ltd is a trading company. A and B (both directors) attend a duly convened meeting and decide to nominate a new director, which is later appointed through an ordinary resolution by the shareholders. However, C (the 3rd director) claims he is against such decision and claims an injunction to the court. What is it likely to happen?
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The Court will grant the injunction.
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The Court will not grant the injunction.
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