Notes of Cases: Common Law Corporations and Ultra Vires

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1961

Abstract

The doctrine of ultra vires once seemed a logical and indeed inevitable deduction from the nature of a company. Today it is widely felt that the doctrine is productive only of injustice. The Cohen Committee recommended its abolition and no doubt the Jenkins Committee will considerwhether to make a like suggestion.

Discipline

Commercial Law

Publication

Modern Law Review

Volume

24

Issue

4

First Page

518

Last Page

519

ISSN

0026-7961

Identifier

10.1111/j.1468-2230.1961.tb02781.x

Publisher

Wiley

Additional URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2230.1961.tb02781.x

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