Introduction
This essay seeks to analyse whether any of the proposed contractual arrangements could be challenged on the grounds of lack of capacity and/or lack of authority as well the legal implications if Rco is placed in liquidation.
Lack of Capacity
Rco v Invco
In this contractual relationship, Rco’s corporate constitution enables the company to ‘engage in activities calculated to facilitate the development of furniture retailing.’ This would include borrowing money from banks and investment funds for the purpose of buying inventory or ‘brick and mortar’ stores both of which facilitate the development of furniture retailing giving Rco capacity to enter this agreement as well as s125 of the Corporations Act. However, Invco by way of
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In order for Invco to attempt to recover as they (by way of their initial loan) would be considered an unsecured creditor they would would have to argue IATA v Ansett Holdings (2008) and the ‘Pari Passu’ principle meaning ‘all creditors are equal in the size and settlement of their claims’ in this case. Rco may argue that they did not pass the “cash flow” test outlined s95A of the Corporations Act and that they were not solvent at the time they approached Invco for loan and that under Lewis v Doran and ASIC v Plymin , it should have been an indicator of possible insolvency that they were unable to borrow more funds from Southpac (the bank they normally receive loans from), that they had changed their supply and payment terms to Cash-On-Delivery or “COD”, and that the company was post-dating cheques to pay their debts. Rco would argue that were insolvent before they received the loan.
Southpac and Rco v Invco
The deed created between these three parties at the behest of Invco’s Vice-President, would come under intense scrutiny in the event of Rco’s default. Southpac and Rco would argue the loan altogether should be voidable by statutory law under section 588FD(1)(a) of Corporations Act which states; [1. A loan to a company is unfair if, and only
On the 24th of September 1993 a letter was sent by DAL addressed to ECCCL in confirmation of the payment of $256,800 from Minters trust account for the term of 10 years with repayment of US $500,000 at maturity representing $256,800 principal and interest of AUD 243,200. This letter was a sign of acknowledgement of indebtedness by DAL to ECCL rather than a bearer certificate, which was required. It provided Youyang with no security against insolvency of ECCCL. Minters paid ECCCL the
In the above case, Alexa Ltd is insolvent. According to section 95A, “A company is if that company could not payback its debts as and when the become due.” Section 588G can be applied if the person is a director at the time company incurs a debt, company becomes insolvent as a result of the debt and there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that company is or would become insolvent. A director is liable if at the time the debt occur, he was aware of the presence of reasonable ground to suspect insolvency or a person in a similar position in similar firm would have been so
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The appellant, Parkview Queensland Pty Ltd (“Parkview”), is a building contractor who commenced construction of a residential property development under a standard form building contract with Fortia funds Management Ltd (“Fortia”), the developer. Fortia financed the construction under a loan facility with the Bank of Western Australia Ltd (“BankWest”).
The nonrecourse debt being $4 mm, which is greater than the ship’s fair value of $3 mm, will be extinguished because the lender can only seize the collateral – which is the cruise ship.
The thesis deals with the above concepts and discusses how the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Act) modified the law, particularly, by extending the legal capacity of a company and extinguishing or modifying the above rules which had previously restricted a company's ability
There are some defences available. However, the directors cannot make use of the business judgment rule to defend themselves in giving the loan because of their material personal interest. If Veronica is a non-executive director, she may argue for reliance on the company’s management under s189. Nevertheless, she is not allowed to rely “completely” and “solely” on
Also, as Denise has pointed out, the $377,000 installment loan that was removed from the liabilities is a concern. The lender noted that the member did not go through with the purchase, but there is no verification that this is the case. If that liability had been included the ratios, it would have made this loan a CEO level approval with the installment ratio at 113%.
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After approval from the company’s executive board, John Penman knew that Nodal Logistics Corporation could invest in a $45 million industrial property of 800,000 square feet in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This represented an important long-term opportunity because the company’s global position could be greatly improved. However, the problem appear when Nodal Logistics’ legal department received a notification from their Sao Paulo based associate saying that, under Brazilian Law, all commercial real estate contracts must be
The company’s day-to-day operations did not change significantly over the last few years. Average collection period, inventory turnover, accounts payable, accounts receivable as well as cash conversion cycle all went up and down over the last four years but mainly stayed in the same range. So, there is no any significant change in operations. Mr. Cartwright has a very sound control over operations of the firm. Therefore, I believe, the company needs few more years to recover from the debts
In light of the organization 's affect ability to obligation settled component, I consider it a far-fetched resource of assets to fund the 2005 profit they guaranteed. Despite the fact that a 2005 profit guaranteed, but it doesn 't imply that a stock buyback is not feasible or off the table. However, every alternative requires a new source of assets.
In the case of POC, POC was aware that the company expected to have a surplus of VCM in the years to come. In an effort to shield itself from having to negotiate a contract with Reliant during an unadvantageous time, it opened the negotiations with Reliant years before the current contract was to expire. Jean Fontaine and Paul Gaudin of POC worked with Frederich Hauptmann and Egon Zinnser from Reliant to negotiation a new contract. Fontaine and Gaudin (F&G) anticipated no major issues with the negotiations and were taken by surprise when
(Lewicki, 2010, p. 585) Fontaine and Gaudin did not prepared to negotiate the full contract. They did not anticipate nor prepare to resolve additional issues. Due to their inexperience, Fontaine and Gaudin were not the correct pairing to conduct the renegotiation, as well, they did not have decision making authority. They had to contact senior level management in order to reach a final agreement. This delay extended the negotiation timeline. Adding to the already stressful situation, the prospect of losing Reliant as a consistent client prosed a potential major issue, especially relating to supply as it would be difficult to identify another client to fill the former demand level. Also, Pacific senior leaders delayed their decision to expand into PVC products, over a year. This delay created uncertainty with the forecast for VCM and derivate products, which had a negative marketing impact for one of the top essential products. Also, contributing to the list of weaknesses, Fontaine’s definition of a successful negotiation differed from the corporate office, in that, he linked a successful negotiation outcome to keeping Reliant as a client by extending the current terms of the contract, solely. However, just as important, Fontaine neglected to take into account all the other potential issues or points of
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