Corporations law Corporations law The Articles of Incorporation (sometimes also referred to as the Certificate of Incorporation or the Charter) are the primary rules governing the management of a corporation, and are filed with a state or other regulatory agency. ...more on Wikipedia about "Articles of Incorporation"
An audit committee is an operating committee of a publicly-held company. Committee members are normally drawn from members of the Company's board of directors. An audit committee usually has a number of independent or outside directors. ...more on Wikipedia about "Audit committee"
A body corporate is the English legal term for a corporation. It is distinct from a natural person, although it has many of the same legal rights. ...more on Wikipedia about "Body corporate"
A Claim in Bankruptcy, in United States bankruptcy law, is a document filed with the Court so as to register a claim against the assets of the bankruptcy estate. The claim sets out the amount owing as of the date of the bankruptcy and, if releveant, any priority status . Although a document called a Claim in Bankruptcy is used in proceedings in both Canada and the United States, in the United States, the document is properly termed a Proof of Claim. The form is different although they share many similar aspects. ...more on Wikipedia about "Claim in bankruptcy"
Corporate governance is the set of processes, customs, policies, laws and institutions affecting the way a corporation is directed, administered or controlled. Corporate governance also includes the relationships among the many players involved (the stakeholders) and the goals for which the corporation is governed. The principal players are the shareholders, management and the board of directors. Other stakeholders include employees, suppliers, customers, banks and other lenders, regulators, the environment and the community at large. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corporate governance"
Corporate lawyer. A lawyer who represents a corporation in court trials or who provides legal advice to a corporation. Corporate lawyers often belong to firms consisting of many partners. Corporate lawyers have been criticized by Ralph Nader for acting too often as attorneys (i.e., zealously advocating their client's interest) and not often enough as lawyers (i.e., doing what is in the best interest of society in their role as officers of the court.) Nader's argument reflects a particular position on legal ethics which may or may not be in accord with the position of the American Bar Association or other national societies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corporate Lawyer"
(Corporate responsibility) Traditionally, corporations are responsible to the law and to their owners or shareholders - their statutory obligations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corporate responsibility"
A corporation is a legal entity (distinct from a natural person) that often has similar rights in law to those of a natural person. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corporation"
A corporation aggregate, in English law, is a body corporate consisting of two or more people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corporation aggregate"
A corporation sole in English law is a legal entity consisting of a single person ("sole"). This allows the corporation to pass vertically from one holder of a position to the next, giving the position legal continuity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corporation sole"
Corporations law or corporate law is the field of law concerning the creation and regulation of corporations and other business organizations. A corporation is a legal entity that is legally treated, in certain instances, as a person; the corporation can own property, execute contracts, sue, and be sued. In British practice, corporate law is more often called company law. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corporations law"
A Delaware corporation is a corporation chartered in the U.S. state of Delaware. ...more on Wikipedia about "Delaware corporation"
In many common law jurisdictions, fiduciary is a legal term used to describe a relationship between a person who occupies a particular position of trust, power or responsibility with respect to the rights, property or interests of another. Common relationships with this character are those of a guardian and a ward, an attorney and a client, and a trustee and a beneficiary. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fiduciary"
In economics, the Legal Origins Theory states that many aspects of a country's economic state of development are the result of their legal system, most of all where a particular country received its law from. The first papers on the theory were published from 1997 onwards by a group of researchers around Andrei Shleifer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Legal origins theory"
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The corporate law concept piercing (lifting) the corporate veil describes a legal decision where an officer, director, or shareholder of a corporation is held liable for the debts of the corporation despite the general principle that those persons are immune from suits in contract or tort that otherwise would only hold the corporation liable. ...more on Wikipedia about "Piercing the corporate veil"
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745 (July 30, 2002), is a United States federal law also known as the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 (and commonly called SOX or SarbOx). ...more on Wikipedia about "Sarbanes-Oxley Act"
The Supreme Court of Delaware is the sole appellate court in the United States state of Delaware. Because Delaware is a popular haven for corporations, the Court has developed a worldwide reputation as a respected source of corporate law decisions, particularly in the area of mergers and acquisitions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Supreme Court of Delaware"
There are various types of corporations throughout the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Types of corporations"
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