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The Rizal Memorial Colleges, Inc. School of Law Corporation Law
The Rizal Memorial Colleges, Inc. School of Law Corporation Law
The Rizal Memorial Colleges, Inc. School of Law Corporation Law
SCHOOL OF LAW
CORPORATION LAW
First Semester, AY 2021-2022
COURSE OUTLINE
I. CORPORATIONS
A. Definition of Corporation
1. Attributes of a Corporation
i. An Artificial Being
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ii. Created by Operation of Law
iii. Has the Right of Succession
iv. Has the Powers, Attributes, and Properties
Expressly Authorized by Law or Incident to its
Existence
B. Classes of Corporations
1. Stock Corporation
2. Non-Stock Corporation
4. Other Corporations
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a) Public Corporation
b) Private Corporation
c) Close Corporation
d) Educational Corporation
e) Religious Corporation
f) Eleemosynary Corporation
g) Domestic Corporation
h) Foreign Corporation
j) Subsidiary Corporation
k) Parent Corporation
l) Corporation De Jure
m) De Facto Corporation
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Section 19, Revised Corporation Code
n) Corporation by Estoppel
i. As to Liability
C. Nationality of Corporations
2. Domestic Corporation
3. Foreign Corporations
4. Control Test
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Jose M. Roy III v. Chairperson Teresita Herbosa, G.R. No. 207246
(2017)
5. Grandfather Rule
b) Recovery of Damages
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Kukan v. Reyes, G.R. No. 182729 (2010)
Guillermo v. Uson, G.R. No. 198967 (2016)
Cruz v. Dalisay, A.M. No. R-181-P (1987)
E. Capital Structure
2. Subscription Requirements
a) Subscription Agreements
c) Characteristics
d) Status as Shareholder
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Section 60, Revised Corporation Code
3. Corporate Term
a) Perpetual Existence
4. Classification of Shares
d) Classification of Shares
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v. Founders’ Shares
1. Promoter
a) Liability of Promoter
2. Subscription Contract
5. Articles of Incorporation
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a) Contents
i. Corporate Name
b) Non-Amendable Items
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Section 15, Revised Corporation Code
9. Adoption of By-Laws
a) Contents of By-Laws
b) Binding Effects
c) Amendments
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Section 47, Revised Corporation Code
G. Corporate Powers
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Section 40, Revised Corporation Code
11. Limitations
a) By the Shareholders
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Section 15, Revised Corporation Code
Section 47, Revised Corporation Code
Section 37, Revised Corporation Code
Sections 76-79, Revised Corporation Code
Section 41, Revised Corporation Code
Sections 133-138, Revised Corporation Code
Section 42, Revised Corporation Code
Section 43, Revised Corporation Code
Section 61, Revised Corporation Code
Section 29, Revised Corporation Code
2. Participation in Management
a) Proxy
b) Voting Trust
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Section 6, Revised Corporation Code
Section 54, Revised Corporation Code
Section 43, Revised Corporation Code
Section 47, Revised Corporation Code
Section 29, Revised Corporation Code
Section 61, Revised Corporation Code
Section 134, Revised Corporation Code
Section 27, Revised Corporation Code
Section 15, Revised Corporation Code
Section 102, Revised Corporation Code
Section 36, Revised Corporation Code
Section 37, Revised Corporation Code
Section 38, Revised Corporation Code
Section 39, Revised Corporation Code
Section 41, Revised Corporation Code
Section 42, Revised Corporation Code
Section 43, Revised Corporation Code
Section 31, Revised Corporation Code
Section 33, Revised Corporation Code
Section 76, Revised Corporation Code
Section 94, Revised Corporation Code
Section 114, Revised Corporation Code
Section 23, Revised Corporation Code
Section 57, Revised Corporation Code
Section 50, Revised Corporation Code
3. Proprietary Rights
a) Right to Dividends
b) Appraisal Right
c) Right to Inspect
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d) Preemptive Right
e) Right to Vote
4. Remedial Rights
a) Individual Suit
b) Representative Suit
c) Derivative Suit
5. Obligations of a Stockholder
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c) Liability for Watered Stocks
6. Meetings
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2. Tenure, Qualifications, and Disqualifications of Directors or
Trustees
a) Tenure
b) Qualifications
c) Disqualifications
4. Elections
5. Removal
6. Filing of Vacancies
7. Compensation
8. Disloyalty
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Strategic Alliance Development Corp. v. Radstock Securities Ltd., G.R.
No. 178158 (2009)
Republic of the Philippines v. Sandiganbayan (First Division) et al., G.R.
No. 166859 (2011)
15. Contracts
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17. Meetings
J. Capital Affairs
1. Certificate of Stock
b) Uncertified Shares
d) Issuance
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e) Stock and Transfer Book
2. Watered Stocks
5. Alienation of Shares
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Section 139, Revised Corporation Code
1. Modes of Dissolution
2. Methods of Liquidation
L. Other Corporations
1. Close Corporations
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Section 95, Revised Corporation Code
Section 96, Revised Corporation Code
Section 97, Revised Corporation Code
Section 98, Revised Corporation Code
Section 101, Revised Corporation Code
Section 103, Revised Corporation Code
Section 95, Revised Corporation Code
Section 96, Revised Corporation Code
2. Non-Stock Corporations
3. Educational Corporations
4. Religious Corporations
5. One-Person Corporations
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Section 123, Revised Corporation Code
Section 124, Revised Corporation Code
Section 125, Revised Corporation Code
6. Foreign Corporations
5. Procedure
II. SECURITIES
A. State Policy
B. Definition of Securities
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Section 3, Securities Regulation Code
C. Kinds of Securities
1. Exempt Securities
2. Exempt Transactions
3. Non-Exempt Transactions
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Cemco Holdings, Inc. v. National Life Insurance Company of the Philippines,
G.R. No. 171815 (2007)
Section 3.1, 2015 SRC-IRR
Section 19.9.8, 2015 SRC-IRR
Rule 19.2, 2015 SRC-IRR
Rule 19, 2015 SRC-IRR
Rule 19.3, 2015 SRC-IRR
Rule 19.4. 2015 SRC-IRR
GSIS v. CA, G.R. No. 183905 (2009)
Rule 20.2.2, 2015 SRC-IRR
Rule 20.3.1, 2015 SRC-IRR
Rule 20.3.3.1, 2015 SRC-IRR
Philippine Veterans Bank v. Callangan, G.R. No. 191995 (2011)
SEC v. Interport Resources Corporation, G.R. No. 135808 (2008)
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Ejercito v. SB Special Division, G.R. Nos. 157294-95 (2006)
Republic v. Eugenio, G.R. No. 174629 (2008)
People v. Estrada, G.R. No. 164368 (2009)
Marquez v. Desierto, G.R. No. 135882 (2001)
Ople v. Torres, G.R. No. 127685 (1998)
BSB Group, Inc. v. Go, G.R. No. 168644 (2010)
Union Bank v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 134699 (1999)
Mellon Bank, N.A. v. Magsino, G.R. No. 7149 (1990)
PNB v. Gancayco, G.R. No. L-18343 (1965)
Banco Filipino v. Purisima, G.R. No. L-56429 (1988)
China banking Corporation v. Ortega, G.R. No. L-34964 (1973)
Philippine Commercial and Industrial Bank v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 84526
(1991)
Simex v. CA, G.R. No. 88013 (1990)
BPI v. IAC, G.R. No. L-66826 (1988)
RBCI v. Melecio-Yap, G.R. No. 178451 (2014)
Consolidated Bank v. CA, G.R. No. 114286 (2011)
PNB v. Pike, G.R. No. 157845 (2005)
Philippine Bank of Commerce v. CA, G.R. No. 97626 (1997)
Canlas v. CA, G.R. No. 112160 (2000)
Westmont Bank v. Ong, G.R. No. 132560 (2002)
Gullas v. PNB, G.R. No. L-43191 (1935)
Maclaring Lucman v. Alimatar Malawi, G.R. No. 159794 (2006)
Consolidated Bank and Trust Corporation v. CA, G.R. No. 138569 (2003)
BPI v. CA, G.R. No. 104612 (1994)
Serrano v. Central Bank, G.R. No. L-30511 (1980)
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