Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today’s episode, we talk about how corporations are formed, what happens when formation isn’t completed, and the details of pre-formation contract liability.
In this episode we discuss:
- How is a corporation properly formed?
- Characteristics of de facto, de jure, and corporations by estoppel
- Analyzing two hypos, from the February 2013 and February 2005 California bar exams
- The Revised Model Business Corporation Act
- Promoter liability in pre-incorporation contracts
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Resources:
- “Listen and Learn” series
- Private Bar Exam Tutoring
- The Brainy Bar Bank: Streamlining Bar Study
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2013
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2005
- Podcast Episode 23: Tackling an MEE Corporations Question
- Podcast Episode 35: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Corporations
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