The Court gave guidance on what was a proper purpose within section 117 of the 2006 Act for making a request to inspect the register of company members.
Held: A member seeking a copy of the share register in order to communicate with fellow members, should show that the communication if it was to be for a proper purpose, have some connection with the other members’ interests in their capacity as members of the company.
Judges:
Arden, Briggs, Christopher Clarke LJJ
Citations:
[2014] EWCA Civ 604, [2014] 1 WLR 4046, [2015] 1 All ER 37, [2014] BCC 393, [2014] WLR(D) 206
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Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Company
Updated: 25 May 2022; Ref: scu.525617