p. 833. Corporate Activity and Legal Liability
- Sarah WorthingtonSarah WorthingtonDowning Professor of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge
Abstract
This chapter discusses how the company acts as a legal person. It covers: contractual liability; corporate capacity; agency and authority in corporate contracting; contracts and the execution of documents; pre-incorporation contracts; corporate gifts; tort liability; criminal liability; whether and in what circumstances knowledge should be imputed to a company or other corporate body; and the conduct of litigation.
