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BL – Nov 2012 – L1 – SA – Q20 – Company Law

Identify the document that authorizes directors' remuneration.

A director is not entitled to remuneration unless it is authorized by which of the following documents?

A. The memorandum of association
B. The directors’ manual
C. The company’s handbook
D. The articles of association
E. The shareholders’ book

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BL – May 2013 – L1 – SA – Q18 – Company Law

This question assesses knowledge of which company can appoint directors of another company.

A company that can appoint or remove all or majority of the directors of another company at its sole discretion is ___________.

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BL – Nov 2015 – L2 – SB – Q1b – Company Law

Describe four circumstances in which a director must vacate office in a company.

Directors of a company are the executives that direct the affairs of the company. Thus, such an important position must have certain attributes and be guided by prescribed rules.

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Explain briefly FOUR circumstances under which a person must vacate office as director of a company.
(8 Marks)

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BL – Nov 2014 – L1 – SB – Q2c – Company Law

List and explain three sanctions for directors who breach fiduciary duties.

A director that fails to observe fiduciary duties will be liable to sanctions.
You are required to list and explain briefly any THREE of such sanctions.
(Total 6 Marks)

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BL – May 2022 – L1 – SA – Q9 – Company Law

Identify the type of company that may have less than two directors.

Which of the following may have less than two directors?
A. Insurance company
B. Tax consultancy company
C. Small company
D. Unlimited liability company
E. Company limited by guarantee

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BL – Nov 2019 – L1 – SB – Q1c – Company Law

Explanation of circumstances that may disqualify a director from office.

Company directors are appointed by the shareholders to manage the company.
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Explain briefly FIVE circumstances that may disqualify a director from office. (10 Marks)

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BL – MAY 2016 – L1 – SA – Q14 – Company Law

This question examines conditions that disqualify someone from being a director of a company.

The following are disqualified from being directors of a company EXCEPT
A. A person under the age of 18
B. An insolvent person
C. A person certified to be insane
D. A 30-year-old unemployed person
E. A corporate other than its accredited representative

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BL – May 2015 – L1 – SB – Q2c – Company Law

Explain the duties of a company director and the legal implications of breaching them.

Joe, a Pharmacist, is a director in Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Last month, an investigation by police detectives revealed that Joe had been stealing drugs from the company’s store and selling them in his own private pharmacy. The board of Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited was unaware that Joe owned and operated a private pharmacy.

It was also discovered that Joe had been accepting bribes from suppliers of chemicals to Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited.

In view of these findings, the company has invited you to advise it on the duties of a company director.

i. State any FOUR duties of a company director. (4 Marks)
ii. Comment briefly on the legal implications of Joe’s actions in relation to his duties as a director in Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited. (6 Marks)

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BCL – Nov 2020 – L1 – Q5b – Company Directors and Other Officers

Identify the conditions that apply when the regulations of a company require share qualification for directors.

What TWO (2) conditions apply where the regulations of a company require share qualification? (10 marks)

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BCL – Nov 2020 – L1 – Q5a – Company Directors and Other Officers

Explain whether share qualification is a necessary prerequisite for the appointment as a director in a company.

Explain briefly whether a share qualification is part of the necessary prerequisites for the appointment as director in a company. (5 marks)

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BL – Nov 2012 – L1 – SA – Q20 – Company Law

Identify the document that authorizes directors' remuneration.

A director is not entitled to remuneration unless it is authorized by which of the following documents?

A. The memorandum of association
B. The directors’ manual
C. The company’s handbook
D. The articles of association
E. The shareholders’ book

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BL – May 2013 – L1 – SA – Q18 – Company Law

This question assesses knowledge of which company can appoint directors of another company.

A company that can appoint or remove all or majority of the directors of another company at its sole discretion is ___________.

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BL – Nov 2015 – L2 – SB – Q1b – Company Law

Describe four circumstances in which a director must vacate office in a company.

Directors of a company are the executives that direct the affairs of the company. Thus, such an important position must have certain attributes and be guided by prescribed rules.

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Explain briefly FOUR circumstances under which a person must vacate office as director of a company.
(8 Marks)

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BL – Nov 2014 – L1 – SB – Q2c – Company Law

List and explain three sanctions for directors who breach fiduciary duties.

A director that fails to observe fiduciary duties will be liable to sanctions.
You are required to list and explain briefly any THREE of such sanctions.
(Total 6 Marks)

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BL – May 2022 – L1 – SA – Q9 – Company Law

Identify the type of company that may have less than two directors.

Which of the following may have less than two directors?
A. Insurance company
B. Tax consultancy company
C. Small company
D. Unlimited liability company
E. Company limited by guarantee

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BL – Nov 2019 – L1 – SB – Q1c – Company Law

Explanation of circumstances that may disqualify a director from office.

Company directors are appointed by the shareholders to manage the company.
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Explain briefly FIVE circumstances that may disqualify a director from office. (10 Marks)

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BL – MAY 2016 – L1 – SA – Q14 – Company Law

This question examines conditions that disqualify someone from being a director of a company.

The following are disqualified from being directors of a company EXCEPT
A. A person under the age of 18
B. An insolvent person
C. A person certified to be insane
D. A 30-year-old unemployed person
E. A corporate other than its accredited representative

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BL – May 2015 – L1 – SB – Q2c – Company Law

Explain the duties of a company director and the legal implications of breaching them.

Joe, a Pharmacist, is a director in Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Last month, an investigation by police detectives revealed that Joe had been stealing drugs from the company’s store and selling them in his own private pharmacy. The board of Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited was unaware that Joe owned and operated a private pharmacy.

It was also discovered that Joe had been accepting bribes from suppliers of chemicals to Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited.

In view of these findings, the company has invited you to advise it on the duties of a company director.

i. State any FOUR duties of a company director. (4 Marks)
ii. Comment briefly on the legal implications of Joe’s actions in relation to his duties as a director in Wuzup Pharmaceutical Company Limited. (6 Marks)

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BCL – Nov 2020 – L1 – Q5b – Company Directors and Other Officers

Identify the conditions that apply when the regulations of a company require share qualification for directors.

What TWO (2) conditions apply where the regulations of a company require share qualification? (10 marks)

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BCL – Nov 2020 – L1 – Q5a – Company Directors and Other Officers

Explain whether share qualification is a necessary prerequisite for the appointment as a director in a company.

Explain briefly whether a share qualification is part of the necessary prerequisites for the appointment as director in a company. (5 marks)

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