Doctrine of Ultra Vires

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:amendedBy modern company law reforms
gptkbp:appliesTo company law
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Doctrine_of_Intra_Vires
gptkbp:effect acts beyond company powers are void
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Ashbury_Railway_Carriage_and_Iron_Company_Ltd_v_Riche_(1875)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Doctrine of Ultra Vires
gptkbp:influenced company legislation worldwide
gptkbp:limitation powers of a company
gptkbp:meaning beyond the powers
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Ashbury_Railway_Carriage_and_Iron_Company_Ltd_v_Riche_(1875)
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:prevention companies from acting beyond their objects
gptkbp:purpose protect shareholders and creditors
gptkbp:relatedTo restricts company activities to those stated in memorandum of association
gptkbp:usedIn corporate law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judicial_Control_of_Administrative_Action
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7