to avoid insolvency
11Westinghouse Electric Corporation — ▪ American company major American company that was a leading manufacturer of electrical equipment. It was founded as the Westinghouse Electric Company in 1886 by George Westinghouse (Westinghouse, George) (1846–1914), the inventor of… …
12United Kingdom company law — Beside the River Thames, the City of London is a global financial centre. Within the Square Mile, the London Stock Exchange lies at the heart of the United Kingdom s corporations. United Kingdom company law is the body of rules that concern… …
13Corporate veil in the United Kingdom — The corporate veil in the United Kingdom is a metaphorical reference used in UK company law for the concept that the rights and duties of a corporation are, as a general principle, the responsibility of that company alone. Just as a natural… …
14Self-fulfilling prophecy — Sociology …
15Directors' duties in the United Kingdom — bind anybody who is formally appointed to the board of directors of a UK company. Contents 1 Scope 2 Duty to act for proper purposes 3 Duty of care 4 …
16bankruptcy — /bangk rupt see, reuhp see/, n., pl. bankruptcies. 1. the state of being or becoming bankrupt. 2. utter ruin, failure, depletion, or the like. [1690 1700; BANKRUPT + CY] * * * Status of a debtor who has been declared by judicial process to be… …
17Colin Gwyer & Associates Ltd v London Wharf (Limehouse) Ltd — Court High Court, Chancery Division Date decided 13 December 2002 Citation(s) [2003] BCC …
18OATH — IN THE BIBLE Definition and Form The truth or inviolability of one s words was commonly attested in ancient Israel by oath – a self curse made in conditional form that went into effect if the condition was fulfilled; e.g., May harm befall me if I …
19Bailout — For other uses of the term, see Bailout (disambiguation). In economics, a bailout is an act of loaning or giving capital to an entity (a company, a country, or an individual) that is in danger of failing, in an attempt to save it from bankruptcy …
20Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
