Partnership Rights
Partnership Rights
Partnership Rights
An association of two or more persons engaged in a business enterprise in which the profits and losses are shared proportionally. The legal definition of a partnership is generally stated as "an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit"
RIGHT TO RETIRE
A partner has the right to retire from a firm, with the consent of the partners. In accordance with an express agreement among the partners. Were the partnership is at will, by giving notice in writing to all other partners of his intention to retire.
NO LIABILITIES BEFORE JOINING A partner does not become liable for any of the liabilities of the firm contracted before he joined the firm. A new partner cannot be held for the acts of the old firm.
NO NEW PARTNER TO BE INTRODUCED The contract of partnership being based upon personal confidence, it follows that no new partner can be introduced into the firm without the consent of all the partners