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FACTS IN THE CASE Freehills Antiques Pty Ltd. comprises of Freddy and
Fiona Freehill who are the officers and shareholders. Prudent Bank Ltd is the banker of Freehills and the
company maintains credit facility with them. Though Freddy is the managing director, yet all the
decisions in the business are made by Fiona. The constitution of the company provides that in
case of a decision concerning a financial transaction above $500,000, it must be executed under the common seal.
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..CONTINUED Due to an argument Fiona leaves for a period of two
months and goes to London. Freedy meanwhile, comes to know of an Antique fair
and with an intention to purchase property from the fair, asks for a loan of $1.25 million from Prudent.
He makes his daughter Felicity to attend office and sign the documents and represents that Felicity was the new director of Freehills.
Felicity also approaches under her new capacity to take a loan in order to lease a new Ferrari for her.
Subsequently, Freehills makes a default in payment.
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ISSUES Whether Felicity can be said to be a
company secretary? Whether the loan granted by Prudent is
enforceable? Whether the lease agreement and the loan
can be considered to be valid agreements?
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RULES AND APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF LAW: Memorandum of Association of every company
should be maintained with the Registrar of companies.
The Doctrine of Constructive Notice. Section 125 of the Corporations Act that deals with
indoor management. Individuals trading with companies are permitted to
believe that all the measures that are necessary in the dealing have been followed and observed.
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..CONTINUED Relevance of the Indoor Management rule
in Turquand’s case (Royal British Bank v Turquand)
Deed of settlement is equivalent to and parallel to the Memorandum and Articles.
The case of National Australia Bank Ltd v Sparrow Green Pty Ltd (1999).
Establishment of the legal rule that companies can act on the position of their agents and shall be liable.
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..CONTINUED The case of Albert Gardens (Manly) Ltd v Mercantile
Credits Ltd. The case of Northside Developments Pty Ltd v
Registrar-General. The matter of Mahony v East Holyford Mining Co
(1875) LR 7 HL 869. Generally, changes taking place in the internal
affairs of the company are not a concern of the bank.
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APPLICATION OF THE RULES: Both the banker and the Ferrari dealer have entered into
the contract on good faith and hence there is no justification as to why the contracts should not be enforced by them.
The guiltless shareholders and the creditors are at stake and the loss has to be borne by them.
Prudent had absolutely no doubts as to the uncertainty that was lying on its part and hence it is justified in going forward with the contract.
Felicity was representing herself as the company secretary at Freehills and she signed the lease document based on that capacity.
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..CONTINUED Both the banker and the car dealer are
under protection by the doctrine of indoor management.
All the documents were verified by both the banker and the Dealer and hence there is no fault on their part.
Both Prudent bank and Ferrari Dealer shall be able to enforce their respective contracts in order to recover their loans and executing the lease.
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CONCLUSION If an officer of the company surpasses his powers
which are conferred on him by the Articles, he shall be held liable.
Non-compliance with in-house processes does not invite any liability on the creditors.
The outsiders and the creditors have full rights to believe that all in-house processes have been complies to without any cross checking.
Thus, both the banker and the Ferrari dealer can enforce the contracts.
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..CONTINUED Sealy L. & Worthington S., (2007), Cases and materials in
company law, Oxford University Press, pg. 137-138. Cain T., The Rule in british bank v turquand in 1989,e
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