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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (ACCOUNTING)
YEAR 3 - SEMESTER 1

ABBL 3144 CORPORATE LAW AND GOVERNANCE

COURSEWORK 1

LIEW MEI MEI 11SBD01697
OOI TZE CHI 11SBD06409
SYNDHRA SIMIN 11SBD06051
WONG YEE MUN 11SBD00641

TUTORIAL GROUP: SDAC2 (B)
TUTOR: MS CHONG PIT KEE
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 17TH JUNE 2013

TABLE OF CONTENT Cover Page | 1 | Table of Content | 2 | Plagiarism Statement | 3 | Assignment Questions | 4 | Content | 5-14 | References | 15 |

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Answer : All the questions.
Total : 50 marks (format = 5 marks and content = 45 marks)

Question 1
Bryan, Sarah, Jason, Calvin and Rubini are interested in starting a travel agency specializing in tours around Sabah. They are keen in having an office at Damai, Kota Kinabalu and to hire a few staff. Their initial capital is RM30, 000 each. They are also planning to acquire MPV vans to cater to small groups of travelers. All of them agreed to be involved in the management of the business and to make decision together. However, they are seeking your advice as to which business structure would best serve their purpose. Advise Bryan, Sarah, Jason, Calvin and Rubini. (15 marks)
Question 2
If they have decided to form a private limited company for their business, what are the things they need to consider in incorporating a company? They would like to use Friendly Tours Sdn Bhd as the name of their business. Also, they agreed to appoint Rubini as the Managing



References: Aiman Nariman Mohd Sulaiman, Aishah Bidin, Pamela Hanrahan, Ramsay I. and Stapledon G. 2008. Commercial Application of Company Law in Malaysia. Singapore: CCH Asia Pte Limited. Companies Act 1965 (Act 125) & Subsidiary Legislation. 2004. Kuala Lumpur: International Law Book Services. Lee M. P. and Detta I. J. 2009. Business Law. Selangor: Oxford Fajar Sdn. Bhd. Loganathan Krishnan, Parimaladevi Rajoo and Anne Chrishanthani Vergis. 2009. Principle of Business and Corporate Law, Malaysia. Singapore: CCH Asia Pte Limited. Shanthy Rachagan, Janine Pascoe and Anil Joshi. 2010. Concise Principles of Company Law Malaysia. Second Edition. Selangor: Lexis Nexis. Smith D. 1999. Company Law. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. Zubaidah Zainal Abidin. 2004. Malaysian Company Secretarial Practice. Selangor: Prentice Hall. [ 5 ]. Shanthy Rachagan, Janine Pascoe and Anil Joshi. 2010. Concise Principles of Company Law Malaysia. Second Edition. Selangor: Lexis Nexis. Pg. 23-25. [ 16 ]. Shanthy Rachagan, Janine Pascoe and Anil Joshi. 2010. Concise Principles of Company Law Malaysia. Second Edition. Selangor: Lexis Nexis. Pg.92 [ 17 ] [ 22 ]. Zubaidah Zainal Abidin. 2004. Malaysian Company Secretarial Practice. Selangor: Prentice Hall. Pg.158. [ 29 ]. Smith D. 1999. Company Law. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. Pg.78.

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