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  2. Statutory corporation - Wikipedia

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    In Australia, statutory corporations are a type of statutory authority created by Acts of state or federal parliaments.. A statutory corporation is defined in the federal Department of Finance's glossary as a "statutory body that is a body corporate, including an entity created under section 87 of the PGPA Act" (i.e. a statutory authority may also be a statutory corporation). [1]

  3. Statutory body - Wikipedia

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    A statutory corporation is defined in the government glossary as a "statutory body that is a body corporate, including an entity created under section 87 of the PGPA Act" (i.e. a statutory authority may be a statutory corporation). [3] An earlier definition describes a statutory corporation as "a statutory authority that is a body corporate ...

  4. United States corporate law - Wikipedia

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    New York Business Corporation Law section 1104-a, the holders of 20 per cent of voting shares of a non-public corporation may request that the corporation be wound up on grounds of oppression. NY Bus Corp Law §1118 and Alaska Plastics, Inc. v. Coppock , 621 P.2d 270 (1980) the minority can sue to be bought out at a fair value, determined by ...

  5. Corporate law - Wikipedia

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    Usually, the statute will set out model articles, which the corporation's constitution will be assumed to have if it is silent on a bit of particular procedure. The United States, and a few other common law countries, split the corporate constitution into two separate documents (the UK got rid of this in 2006).

  6. Statute of limitations - Wikipedia

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    A civil statute of limitations applies to a non-criminal legal action, including a tort or contract case. If the statute of limitations expires before a lawsuit is filed, the defendant may raise the statute of limitations as an affirmative defense to seek dismissal of the claim. The exact time period depends on both the state and the type of ...

  7. Creature of statute - Wikipedia

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    The importance of a corporate body, regardless of its exact function, when such a body is a creature of statute is that its active functions can only be within the scope detailed by the statute which created that corporation. Thereby, the creature of statute is the tangible manifestation of the functions or work described by a given statute ...

  8. Corporate governance - Wikipedia

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    The statutory granting of corporate existence may arise from general purpose legislation (which is the general case) or from a statute to create a specific corporation. Now, the formation of business corporations in most jurisdictions requires government legislation that facilitates incorporation .

  9. Limited liability - Wikipedia

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    Delaware corporation / statutory trust; Massachusetts business trust; ... There was a degree of public and legislative distaste for a limitation of liability, with ...