Which company may not appoint a secretary, and the secretary of a public company. Revise appointment and qualifications.
Corporate and Business Law · 2017
Every objective and theory question in this paper, and the topic notes to revise each one.
May 2017 diet
1 objective and 5 theory| No. | Section | Marks | Covers |
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| Q2 | 20 | From the Business Law paper set under the previous syllabus. Part (a) asks about timing and conduct of meetings, incl... | |
| Q3 | 6 | The role of the SEC in appointing an auditor (2 marks), and three matters the audit of Kunte Plc must cover (6 marks)... | |
| Q4 | 3 | State three types of e-contract. Revise the types of e-contract. | |
| Q5 | 6 | Kitanga Bank Plc plans to distribute all its profits as dividends. Advise on the reserve fund (30% or 15%, penalty ₦5... | |
| Q6 | 4 | Two ways of creating a private trust. Revise private trusts. |
Objective questions Section A
Theory questions Written questions
From the Business Law paper set under the previous syllabus. Part (a) asks about timing and conduct of meetings, including the first AGM. Revise the timing table and worked figures.
Two cases of capital reduction permitted under CAMA (2 marks) and two purposes of a reduction (4 marks). Revise the reduction section.
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Company meetings, notices, voting and resolutions › Meetings in more detail: working through the figuresMaintenance of capital, dividends and share buy-back › The rule against reduction of capitalThe role of the SEC in appointing an auditor (2 marks), and three matters the audit of Kunte Plc must cover (6 marks). Revise SEC registration, the duties and worked problem 1.
Jaugernault Plc: the nature of the security and whether it is a mortgage or a pledge, and which item is not a test of insolvency. Revise worked problem 1.
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Company audit, the auditor and the audit committee › Duties and powers of the auditorInsolvency, receivership and charges › Worked problemsState three types of e-contract. Revise the types of e-contract.
Types of e-commerce contract. Covered in the topic on e-contracts. Start here with e-commerce and the law.
The accountant as an expert witness in a computer fraud case. Revise the roles of the accountant.
Distinguish an offence from ethics, and state four objectives of ethical codes. Revise ethics and ethical codes.
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E-contracts › Types of e-contractApplication of information technology in business › E-commerce and the law of electronic transactionsBribery, money laundering and the accountant as expert witness › The accountant as expert witnessCriminal law and business: law and ethics, theft, fraud and deception › Ethics and ethical codesKitanga Bank Plc plans to distribute all its profits as dividends. Advise on the reserve fund (30% or 15%, penalty ₦500,000). Revise the bank section.
A bank planning to pay out all its profits as dividends: the reserve fund transfer. Revise the statutory duties of a licensed bank.
Three rights of an agent. Revise the six rights of an agent.
Whether Kalu is liable for the wrong advice of the acting manager, despite his instruction. Revise worked problem 1.
Conditions implied where goods are sold by sample. Revise implied terms.
Offer and acceptance in insurance: the proposal form, its completion, the premium, and an agent completing the form. Revise formation.
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Maintenance of capital, dividends and share buy-back › The reserve fund of a bankBanking law › Statutory duties of a licensed bankAgency › Rights and dutiesLaw of torts: negligence, vicarious liability and passing off › Worked problemsSale of goods (i): the contract and the passing of property › Implied termsInsurance › Formation of the contractTwo ways of creating a private trust. Revise private trusts.
Parties to a bill, general acceptance, and order and bearer bills. Revise parties and the order and bearer comparison.
The condition for admitting a customer’s online transaction in evidence. This is dealt with in the topic on electronic evidence. Start here with formation online.
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Trusts › Classification of trustsNegotiable instruments › The bill of exchangeE-contracts › Formation of an e-contractNovember 2017 diet
2 objective and 6 theory| No. | Section | Marks | Covers |
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| Q1 | 10 | Ayo and Bola and the typographical mistake (7 marks), and three vitiating elements (3 marks). Revise worked problem 1... | |
| Q2 | 5 | Duties an agent owes his principal, and the duties Brenda breached. Revise duties and worked problem 2. | |
| Q3 | 6 | Four statutes against bribery, and an explanation of bribery. Revise the offence and the statutes. | |
| Q4 | 20 | From the Business Law paper set under the previous syllabus. A company declares profit at its annual general meeting ... | |
| Q5 | Penalties for laundering drug money by an individual and by a corporate body. Revise offences and jurisdiction. | ||
| Q6 | 5 | Distinguish a contract of sale from hire purchase. Revise the comparison. |
Objective questions Section A
Section A: A will is ambulatory, persons granted letters are administrators, and intermeddling. Revise wills and personal representatives.
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Administration of estates, wills and intestacy › WillsWhich is a type of e-contract (shrink-wrap), and an e-contract validly entered into is enforceable. Revise the meaning of an e-contract.
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E-contracts › What an e-contract isTheory questions Written questions
Ayo and Bola and the typographical mistake (7 marks), and three vitiating elements (3 marks). Revise worked problem 1 and the vitiating factors.
Explain letters of administration and a will. Revise wills and letters of administration.
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Law of contract (ii): terms, vitiating factors, discharge and remedies › Worked problemsAdministration of estates, wills and intestacy › WillsDuties an agent owes his principal, and the duties Brenda breached. Revise duties and worked problem 2.
Five rights of a bank in its relationship with the customer. Revise the rights of the bank.
Four statutes against bribery, and an explanation of bribery. Revise the offence and the statutes.
Termination versus summary dismissal, and four duties of the employer. Revise the duties of the employer.
Floating charge and its advantages to the company. These are covered in the later topic on insolvency, receivership and charges. Start here with secured debentures and priority.
Floating charge and two of its advantages to the company. Revise the five advantages.
Forgery (3 marks), false pretences (3 marks) and two immaterial factors (2 marks). Revise false pretences and forgery.
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Bribery, money laundering and the accountant as expert witness › BriberyEmployment law › Duties of the employerDebentures › The types of debentureInsolvency, receivership and charges › Fixed and floating chargesCriminal law and business: law and ethics, theft, fraud and deception › Fraud-related offencesFrom the Business Law paper set under the previous syllabus. A company declares profit at its annual general meeting and the directors and members disagree on how it is used. It tests the division of power between board and general meeting, and the dividend rule.
From the Business Law paper set under the previous syllabus. A company holds its AGM and the members and directors disagree over how the profit is dealt with. Revise ordinary business and the problem on dividends.
Fresh Foods Plc: shareholders resolve to pay a dividend the board did not recommend, against accumulated losses. Explain the issues and advise. Revise who declares a dividend and worked problem 1.
Six reports in a public company’s financial statements, and six contents of the directors’ annual financial report. Revise the financial statements table.
Four categories of tort, four that affect economic interests, and three common rules of tort liability. Revise classification.
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Organs of the company: the board and the general meeting › Balancing the two organsCompany meetings, notices, voting and resolutions › Worked problemsMaintenance of capital, dividends and share buy-back › Dividends only out of profitsCompany secretary, accounting records and financial statements › The financial statementsLaw of torts: negligence, vicarious liability and passing off › Classification of tortsPenalties for laundering drug money by an individual and by a corporate body. Revise offences and jurisdiction.
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Bribery, money laundering and the accountant as expert witness › Money launderingDistinguish a contract of sale from hire purchase. Revise the comparison.
Distinguish a contract of sale from hire purchase. Revise the comparison table.
Four ways to authenticate an email message as evidence. Revise the email section.