At the crossroads of insolvency and securities law lies the question as to whether defrauded shareholders should rank equally with unsecured creditors in cases involving fraudulent or misleading behaviour. Important questions arise at this juncture concerning the efficiency, certainty, transparency and fairness of the treatment of such claims in insolvency situations. In Sons of Gwalia Ltd (admin apptd) v Margaretic [2007] HCA 1, the High Court chose not to apply a rule said to be germane to insolvency cases involving fraudulent or misleading conduct inducing share purchase known as the rule in Houldsworth??s Case. The ??rule?? said to have been developed in Houldsworth v City of Glasgow Bank (1880) 5 App Cas 317 had up until the High Court??s decision been used to interpret legislative provisions concerning shareholder claims, resulting in problematic determinations in the context of modern developed markets. While it is submitted the High Court was justified in choosing not to apply the rule in Houldsworth??s Case and thus allowing shareholders to claim as unsecured creditors, the rule may still prove good law in certain cases. Indeed, the referral of the High Court??s decision to the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee for review may result in legislative change which reverts to the traditional treatment of shareholders in such circumstances. Accordingly this dissertation engages in a doctrinal analysis of historical precedent on defrauded shareholder claims in the UK and Australia to demonstrate that the decision in Houldsworth and subsequent interpretation and application of the ??rule?? therein suffer from deep flaws, and have been productive of relative injustice. It is argued that it is necessary to put the current uncertainty surrounding the applicability of Houldsworth in Australia beyond doubt through legislative abrogation of the rule in Houldsworth??s Case. As the result of such abrogation would represent a significant policy shift in Australian corporate law, the merits and difficulties of the resulting position will be addressed by this dissertation. It will be argued that a policy of shareholder parity with unsecured creditors best meets the goals of insolvency and securities law regimes while contributing to the sustainability of a fair and efficient market, and investor participation in it.

At the crossroads of insolvency and securities law lies the question as to whether defrauded shareholders should rank equally with unsecured creditors in cases involving fraudulent or misleading behaviour. Important questions arise at this juncture concerning the efficiency, certainty, transparency and fairness of the treatment of such claims in insolvency situations. In Sons of Gwalia Ltd (admin apptd) v Margaretic [2007] HCA 1, the High Court chose not to apply a rule said to be germane to insolvency cases involving fraudulent or misleading conduct inducing share purchase known as the rule in Houldsworth??s Case. The ??rule?? said to have been developed in Houldsworth v City of Glasgow Bank (1880) 5 App Cas 317 had up until the High Court??s decision been used to interpret legislative provisions concerning shareholder claims, resulting in problematic determinations in the context of modern developed markets. While it is submitted the High Court was justified in choosing not to apply the rule in Houldsworth??s Case and thus allowing shareholders to claim as unsecured creditors, the rule may still prove good law in certain cases. Indeed, the referral of the High Court??s decision to the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee for review may result in legislative change which reverts to the traditional treatment of shareholders in such circumstances. Accordingly this dissertation engages in a doctrinal analysis of historical precedent on defrauded shareholder claims in the UK and Australia to demonstrate that the decision in Houldsworth and subsequent interpretation and application of the ??rule?? therein suffer from deep flaws, and have been productive of relative injustice. It is argued that it is necessary to put the current uncertainty surrounding the applicability of Houldsworth in Australia beyond doubt through legislative abrogation of the rule in Houldsworth??s Case. As the result of such abrogation would represent a significant policy shift in Australian corporate law, the merits and difficulties of the resulting position will be addressed by this dissertation. It will be argued that a policy of shareholder parity with unsecured creditors best meets the goals of insolvency and securities law regimes while contributing to the sustainability of a fair and efficient market, and investor participation in it.

Pagrindiniu nuostolių atlyginimo tikslu pripažįstamas siekis grąžinti asmenį į tą padėtį, kurioje jis būtų buvęs, jei žala nebūtų buvusi padaryta. Valstybė yra konstituciškai įpareigota teisinėmis, materialinėmis, organizacinėmis priemonėmis užtikrinti žmogaus teisių ir laisvių gynimą nuo neteisėto kėsinimosi ar ribojimo, nustatyti pakankamas žmogaus teisių ir laisvių apsaugos ir gynimo priemones. Teismas, nustatydamas neturtinės žalos dydį, privalo atsižvelgti į jos pasekmes, šią žalą padariusio asmens kaltę, jo turtinę padėtį, padarytos turtinės žalos dydį bei kitas turinčias reikšmės bylai aplinkybes, taip pat į sąžiningumo, teisingumo ir protingumo kriterijus. Be to, teismai, nustatin��dami neturtinės žalos dydį, privalo vadovautis ne tik išvardytais kriterijais, bet atsižvelgti ir į specifinius dėl nusikalstamos veikos atsiradusius turtinius ir neturtinius padarinius, galimus pasikeitimus įvairiose nukentėjusiojo asmens gyvenimo srityse ir kitas aplinkybes, turinčias tiesioginę įtaką fizinių ir dvasinių išgyvenimų mastui ir stiprumui. / Non-pecuniary damages are compensated in all ways when the harm is done by criminal offense for person’s health or for killing somebody. The legislator does not give the finite list of ways when non-pecuniary damages could be awarded. The right of decision is given to the court and it has to evaluate the circumstances in each particular case. Moreover, the court, while assessing the size of non-pecuniary damages, has to consider the after-effect of the harm done, the fault of the person who did this harm and his interest and other circumstances that are important to the case. On the other hand, if non-pecuniary damages are not rewarded for the person voluntarily, he (she) has a right to give a civil claim in criminal case. Honesty, justice and reasonableness are the most important criterions in evaluation for non-pecuniary damages.

The aim of this thesis is to examine the concept of victims of crime from the point of view of Criminology. It is presented within the law studies, so its object also consists of the analysis of the international and national legislation relating to the position and rights of the victim, or more precisely, the aggrieved party in criminal procedure. Firstly, the work presents the concept of Victimology - the scientific discipline about the victims of crime, and it focuses on processes and factors of the victimization. The following chapter is focused on the victimology prevention. The second part of the thesis is dedicated to the study of the european legislation regarding the assistance, protection and compensation of victims of crime. Moreover the work describes the victimology legislation of Spain and the Czech Republic and compares the role of the aggrieved party in their criminal justice systems.

Privataus kaltinimo procesas yra įtvirtintas daugumos valstybių baudžiamojo proceso teisės sistemose. Pagrindinė šio proceso formos ypatybė –nukentėjusysis yra svarbiausia figūra baudžiamajame procese, nuo kurio valios ir veiklos priklauso visa bylos nagrinėjimo eiga ir rezultatas. Šio baudžiamojo proceso formos įtvirtinimo baudžiamojo proceso įstatyme tikslas- užtikrinti nuo nusikaltimo nukentėjusiojo asmens efektyvią teisių ir interesų apsaugą, plėsti nukentėjusiojo kaip baudžiamojo proceso subjekto teises, stiprinti jo statusą baudžiamajame procese. Tačiau privataus kaltinimo bylų nagrinėjimo pirmosios instancijos teismuose praktika rodo, kad teisingumo įgyvendinimas šia baudžiamojo proceso forma susidūrė su sunkumais, kurių vienas – įrodinėjimo veikla. Šiame darbe analizuojamas įrodinėjimo procesas privataus kaltinimo bylose, siekiant nustatyti įrodinėjimo ypatumus ir išskirti problemas, su kuriomis susiduria privatus kaltintojas, atlikdamas kaltinimo funkciją. Šiuo tikslu buvo ištirtos 154 Vilniaus m. 3 apylinkės teismo 2005 -2007 m. privataus kaltinimo tvarka išnagrinėtos baudžiamosios bylos. Pirmoje darbo dalyje analizuojama privataus kaltinimo instituto teorinė koncepcija, jo raida, reglamentavimas Lietuvos ir užsienio baudžiamojo proceso įstatymuose, išskiriami pagrindiniai privataus kaltinimo bruožai, galintys turėti įtakos įrodinėjimo procesui privataus kaltinimo bylose. Antroje darbo dalyje išskiriami įrodinėjimo ypatumai, kurie išryškėjo privataus kaltinimo... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Private prosecution proceedings are included in criminal proceeding law systems of many states. The key peculiarity of this form of proceedings: the aggrieved party is the key actor of the criminal proceedings, so the run and the results of the examination of the case depend on the will and the activities of the said party. The purpose of the said form of criminal proceedings – to ensure an affective protection of rights and interests of the aggrieved person, to extend the rights of an aggrieved person as a subject of criminal proceedings, to strengthen its status in criminal proceedings. However, the practice of investigation of private prosecution proceedings at courts of first instance shows that implementation of justice by this form of criminal proceedings comes into collision with difficulties – the averment-related activities. In the Paper, the process of averment in private prosecution case is analyzed striving to establish the peculiarities of the averment and to single out the problems met by a private prosecutor while executing the indictment function. For this purpose, 154 criminal cases investigated by Vilnius Circuit Court No. 3 in the years 2005-2007 according to the procedure of private prosecution were examined. In the Part One, the theoretical conception of the institute of private prosecution, its evolution and regulation in Lithuanian and foreign laws on criminal proceedings are analyzed; the key properties of private prosecution that can impact the... [to full text]

This research study is based on investigating the conflicts between the Church Associations (also called This research study is based on investigating the conflicts between the Church Associations (also called iimanyano) of the UPCSA. These associations are essentially a group of people who gather together to achieve certain aims and objectives in serving God within the Church.anyano) of the UPCSA. These associations are essentially a group of people who gather together to achieve certain aims and objectives in serving God within the Church. The iimanyano are normally identified by means of a specific uniform, even though the UPCSA (as with the reformed Church tradition) does not generally wear a uniform. The uniform of the iimanyano therefore does not have any specific origin. However, Chapter One of this study traces the purpose of the iimanyano in that it was formed to evangelise and reach out to black people within a cultural ethos. The research embarks on narrative, qualitative interviews and follows a participatory approach in discovering the problems that led to the iimanyano deviating from their original focus. In Chapter Two, the amalgamation of The Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa with the Reformed Presbyterian Church of South Africa in 1999 is discussed. (The emerging of these two Churches formed the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa.) The process of joining the iimanyano of the two former (PCSA and RPCSA) Churches resulted in dissatisfaction and caused several grievances. These tensions of the iiimanyano are a threat to the union of the UPCSA. The study investigates through narrative research why the problems still persist. In Chapter Three, the narratives of the co-researchers in the context of the Presbytery of Tshwane are presented. These helped to identify certain experiences that the remaining iimanyano in the UPCSA denomination still encounter. It is further indicated that some underlining issues may have been rushed or underestimated by the Special Commission on Union. An interesting observation is that the tension is mostly referred to by the black members of the former two churches. Furthermore, some members are suspicious of any outside influence perpetuating the problem. In Chapter Four the struggles within the body of Christ whereby the uniform issue among the women is discussed. In Chapter Five, a narrative reflection on the research findings and recommendations to the associations of the UPCSA are given. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Practical Theology / unrestricted

The work deals the terms probation, mediation, probation officer and ethical conflict. The diploma is trying to describe the work the probation with clients of Probation and mediation service. What it task of the probation officers, what knowledge have to for performance ones profession. Distance describe, what kind of ethical conflicts he needs to solve while working with clients. I highlight the posibility of connection to the law number 257/2000 about probation and mediation service. This it in the theoretical part. In the practical part I descrie the ethical conflicts occur in the practice of the probation officers.