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== Business Law - Lesson 4 - Consumer law, companies law ==

Topics: Contract law continues, marketing and Consumer Law ( redirects to [[w:Consumer protection]] ), Companies law

*'''[[w:Consumer protection]]'''  ( [[w:fi:Kuluttajansuojalaki]] ) it consists of laws and organizations designed to ensure the rights of consumers as well as fair trade competition and the free flow of truthful information in the marketplace. ( Wikipedia )

* '''[[w:Articles of association]]''' ( [[w:fi:yhtiöjärjestys]] ) is a document which, along with the memorandum of association (in cases where the memorandum exists) form the company's constitution, defining the responsibilities of the directors, the kind of business to be undertaken, and the means by which the shareholders exert control over the board of directors. ( Wikipedia )

* '''Redemption clause''' ( [[w:fi:Lunastuslauseke]] ) can be used to fend off [[w:hostile takeover]]s.

* A '''[[w:shareholders' agreement]]''' (sometimes referred to in the [[w:United States|U.S.]] as a stockholders' agreement) is an agreement amongst the [[w:shareholder]]s of a [[w:company]]. ( Wikipedia )

* '''[[w:Preferred stock]]''' (also called preferred shares,preference shares or simply preferreds) ( [[w:fi:etuoikeutettu osake]] ) is an equity security with properties of both an equity and a debt instrument, and is generally considered a hybrid instrument. ( Wikipedia )

* '''[[w:Convertible bond]]''' or a '''convertible note''' ( [[w:fi:vaihtovelkakirja]] ) (a convertible debenture if it has a maturity of greater than 10 years) is a type of [[w:bond (finance)|bond]] that the holder can convert into shares of [[w:common stock]] in the issuing [[w:types of companies|company]] or cash of equal value, at an agreed-upon price. ( Definition )