Previously on our blog, we described what information members of a corporation’s Board of Directors can rely on in discharging their duties and explained how they can use the Business Judgment Rule ("BJR") as a defense to liability imposed in the event of an alleged breach of their duty of care. The use of the BJR as a defense by directors creates an obstacle to shareholders attempting to hold directors personally liable for a...
A sole proprietorship is the most common business form because it is simple to establish and easy to maintain. For the same reasons that it is easy to start a sole proprietorship, and dissolving a sole proprietorship is relatively simple as well. If you own your own business and run it as a sole proprietorship, you can close your business in a few simple steps.
Because only one person can own a sole proprietorship, dissolving one is...
