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    The veil of incorporation state the company is a separate legal entity from its members such as shareholders, directors and employees. (Lawyr.it, 2014) Separate legal entity defines a company can employ its own members, limited liability and ability to hold property in its name. Normally, the courts would not look behind the veil of incorporation because it is separate legal entity. The courts agree to lift the veil of incorporation where ‘justice of the case demands’ or if the veil has been misused

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    incorporated a company have its own legal personality. By all means, it is separated from its shareholders or directors. The separate legal entity principle is well-known and causes many debates. Throughout the years the fundamental doctrine established by the historical case Salomon v Salomon went through many subsequent developments. Since the enactment of Limited Liability Act 1855, the case was the first that explored the effects of the separate legal entity. At first instance and Court of Appeal

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    1.0 Introduction The legal entity system has profoundly affected the process of human economic and social development. Needless to say, the connotation of the legal entity system is very rich, and that the company has an independent personality and shareholders bear the limited liability is the two basic features (Tweedale, G., Flynn, L., 2007). Of course, the company 's independent personality is based on the separation of corporate property and shareholder property. Under this circumstance, the

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    COMPANY AS A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY Definition: A legal entity, typically a business, that is defined as detached from another business or individual with respect to accountability. A separate legal entity may be set up in the case of a corporation or a limited liability company, to separate the actions of the entity from those of the individual or other company. Meaning: If a business is a separate legal entity, it means it has some of the same rights in law as a person. It is, for example

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    The concept of a company being a separate legal entity is the most striking illustration in separating the company from its owners. A paramount principle of corporate law is that no shareholder or member of a company is made liable for the obligations incurred by such incorporations A company is different from its members in the eyes of law. In continuations to this the opposite also holds true in the sense that neither can the company be held liable for the acts of its members. It is a fundamental

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    Factors Considered In Deciding the Form of Legal Business Entity When starting a new business, it is very important to decide the form of legal entity which may be appropriate based on a number of factors. The legal entity can be sole proprietorship, partnerships (general and limited liability partnerships), limited liability companies, or corporations. One of the most important factors to consider when deciding the appropriate form of legal business entity is complexity. If one has limited capital

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    1 – Legal Entity Selection My advice for this scenario would be to form a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). I believe it would be the best suited for all future partners and their situations, especially Friend 1 and Friend 3. (All friends will be referred to as Partners 1, 2 & 3). My choice for an LLP revolves around the involvement of Partner 1 & Partner 3. Partner 1 is stated to have a full-time job and will not be able to participate in the daily operations of the newly formed entity. However

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    The Separate Legal Entity

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    Intro The principle of the separate legal entity was established in the case of Salomon v A Salomon &Co Ltd. it is difficult to pierce the separate legal entity of the company as the House of Lords approach Companies Act in Salomon. However, it was the job of the courts to deviate from the legal fiction in the absence of any statutory regulations. Therefore, a good understanding of separate corporate personality is essential to understanding what company law is about. One will first examine the

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    incorporated almost in a daily basis under the Companies Commission of Malaysia, in accordance with Companies Act 1965(The Act). However, we realised that the concept of separate legal entity derived its mere foundation from Salamon v. Salamon & Co Ltd which dates back to several centuries. Characteristics of Separate Legal Entity Salamon v. Salamon & Co. Ltd has a significance principle that has been recognised universally. Refer to s16(5) in The Act, once company is registered, the new company is a

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    point of law and huge revenue involved of Rs. 11,000 ( plus ) Crores for the Government of India. The loss of revenue is not limited only to Government 's losing the Vodafone 's case, the stand of the Govt. has weakened in other similar cases. The legal issue related to the interpretation of provisions of section 9 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act), read with section 5 of the Act. In the first round of litigation, the matter primarily related to the issue whether any income accrued or arose to Vodafone

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