Joint Stock Companies Winding-Up Act 1844
1844 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Act of Parliament 7 & 8 Vic c. 111
The Joint Stock Companies Winding-Up Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 111) was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act concerned dealing with Joint Stock Companies that were unable to meet their financial obligations.
The act enabled a company to be made bankrupt in the same way an individual could be made bankrupt. The outcome of the legislation being that remedies were available only against a company's property, as the act made a distinction between the company itself and the members of the company.
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