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Author Ahmadu, Mohammed L.

Title Commercial law and practice in the South Pacific / Mohammed L. Ahmadu, Robert A. Hughes
Published London : Cavendish Publishing, 2006

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Description 175 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Part A: The Legal Structures of Commerce. Ch. 1. Partnership -- Ch. 2. The partnership agreement and partnership interests -- Ch. 3. Trusts -- Ch. 4. Express trusts -- Ch. 5. Companies -- Ch. 6. Capitalisation of companies -- Ch. 7. Cooperatives, credit unions and incorporated societies. Part B: Control and Management of Commercial Entities. Ch. 8. Relationships between parties -- Ch. 9. The trustee -- Ch. 10. Management of companies. Part C: Commercial Transactions. Ch. 11. Sale of goods -- Ch. 12. Bills of sale, finance leases and hire purchase -- Ch. 13. Insurance contracts. Part D: Banking. Ch. 14. Basic principles of banking -- Ch. 15. Banking regulation and prudential supervision -- Ch. 16. Bills of exchange, cheques and promissory notes -- Ch. 17. Documentary or commercial credit. Part E: Foreign Trade. Ch. 18. The World Trade Organisation -- Ch. 19. TRIPS -- Ch. 20. The Melanesian spearhead group -- Ch. 21. The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Cooperation -- Ch. 22. Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement -- Ch. 23. The Cotonou Agreement -- Ch. 24. The South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement. Part F: Termination and Winding Up. Ch. 25. Bankruptcy -- Ch. 26. Partnership dissolution and expulsion -- Ch. 27. Termination and variation of trusts -- Ch. 28. Winding up of corporate entities
Summary This text examines the main areas of commercial law in the common law jurisdictions of the South Pacific region. These jurisdictions include the Cook Islands, Fijian Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Niue, Nauru, (Western) Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. The text is divided into six parts each with its own introduction to aid the reader through each particular area. Utilising both a structural and transactional approach it examines: the establishment and termination of commercial organisations; the internal and external relations within and between organisations; the legal principles applicable to various kinds of commercial dealings eg insurance, sale of goods, bills of exchange; and aspects of foreign trade and international commerce relevant to the region
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Commercial law -- Oceania.
Corporation law -- Oceania.
Author Hughes, R. A. (Robert Allan), 1950-
ISBN 1859418406