The Joint Stock Companies Winding-Up Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 111) was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act concerned dealing with Joint Stock Companies that were unable to meet their financial obligations.
The act enabled a company to be made bankrupt in the same way an individual could be made bankrupt. The outcome of the legislation being that remedies were available only against a company's property, as the act made a distinction between the company itself and the members of the company.
See also UK insolvency law UK bankruptcy law History of bankruptcy law
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