Business law

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group of people who jointly supervise the activities of an organization

A partnership is an agreement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. The partners in a partnership may be individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments or combinations. Organizations may partner to increase the likelihood of each achieving their mission and to amplify their reach. A partnership may result in issuing and holding equity or may be only governed by a contract.

business agreement to develop, for a finite time, a new entity

body of law that applies to persons and businesses engaged in commerce

financial product

body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons, companies, organizations and businesses

business legally synonymous with its owner

medium of payment allowed by law or recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation

economic index

name which a business trades under for commercial purposes

legal rules or restrictions for financial institutions

document guaranteeing the payment of a specific amount of money, either on demand, or at a set time

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A lien ( or ) is a form of security interest granted over an item of property to secure the payment of a debt or performance of some other obligation. The owner of the property, who grants the lien, is referred to as the lienee and the person who has the benefit of the lien is referred to as the lienor or lien holder.

A turnkey project (or turnkey operation) is one constructed so it can be sold to a buyer as a completed product. This is contrasted with build to order, where the constructor builds an item to the buyer's exact specifications, or when an incomplete product is sold with the assumption that the buyer would complete it.

study of the relationship between employers, employees and others

concept in business law

international patent treaty

authorised prolonged absence from work

person representing another person in legal matters, and the laws enabling this

product characteristic which hinders usability for its intended purpose for which it was designed and manufactured

A waybill is a document issued by a carrier acknowledging the receipt of goods by the carrier and the contract for shipment of a consignment of that cargo. Typically it will show the names of the consignor and consignee, the point of origin of the consignment, its destination, and route. Most freight forwarders and trucking companies use an in-house waybill called a house bill. These typically contain "conditions of contract of carriage" terms on the back of the form that cover limits to liability and other terms and conditions.

Novation, in contract law and business law, is the act of –

body of commercial law used by merchants throughout Europe during the medieval period

field of law

process of determining economic value of an owner's interest

stated intention to engage in a commercial transaction for specific products or services

form of partnership

country of manufacture, production, or growth where an article or product comes from

clause in a contract that requires the parties to resolve their disputes through an arbitration process

financial product

Agreement between shareholders

rules to attribute a country of origin to a product

Type of business practices

right to mint and issue coins

labour arrangement where the employer must hire unionised members

OHADA (Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa) is a system of corporate law and implementing institutions adopted by seventeen West and Central African nations in 1993 in Port Louis, Mauritius before it was revised in 2008 in Quebec, Canada. OHADA is the acronym for the French "''Organisation pour l'harmonisation en Afrique du droit des affaires''", which translates into English as "Organisation for the Harmonisation of Corporate Law in Africa".

rescue mechanism for insolvent entities

auction which takes place at a public location designated by the court

legal right granted by a debtor to a creditor over the debtor's property

contract to become rightholder of a creative work

Legal issues that impact fashion

provision in a contract for the sale of goods that the title to the goods remains vested in the seller until the buyer fulfils certain obligations

type of leasing

permits issued by government agencies that allow individuals or companies to conduct business

legal doctrine in United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and South Africa

European Union Directive (EU) 2005/29

body set up by law which is authorised to enact legislation

Lessor is a participant of the lease who takes possession of the property and provides it as a leasing subject to the lessee for temporary possession. For example, in leasehold estate, the landlord is the lessor and the tenant is the lessee. The lessor may be the owner of the property or an agent authorized on the owner's behalf. Commercial banks, credit non-bank organizations, leasing companies often act as lessors.

form of harassment

a legal document/license relating to the formation of a company or corporation

a corporation that is not a nonprofit

in arbitration, equivalent to court judgement