memorandum of association
A document that must be submitted to the Registrar of Companies by the person(s) wishing to set up a new company. Formerly, under the Companies Act 1985, certain compulsory clauses had to be inserted into the memorandum dealing with the company’s identity (names clause); its registered address (registered office clause); the amount of its authorized capital (capital clause); and the purpose(s) for which the company was formed (objects clause). Under the Companies Act 2006 the memorandum is a short document stating simply that the subscribers wish to form a company under the Act and to become members of the company.

• maintenance pending suit
• majority
• majority rule
• majority verdict
• making off without payment
• maladministration
• mala fide
• male issue
• malfeasance
• malice
• malice aforethought
• malicious falsehood
• malicious prosecution
• malicious wounding
• managed service company
• management order
• managing director
• managing trustee
• mandate
• mandatory injunction
• mandatory order
• mandatory rules
• Manor of Northstead
• manslaughter
• Mareva injunction