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Barrett v Duckett: CA 15 Aug 1994

A shareholder is to show the court justification for derivative action in company name.
Peter Gibson LJ said: ‘The shareholder will be allowed to sue on behalf of the company if he is bringing the action bona fide for the benefit of the company for wrongs to the company for which no other remedy is available. Conversely if the action is brought for an ulterior purpose or if another adequate remedy is available, the court will not allow the derivative action to proceed.’

Judges:

Peter Gibson LJ

Citations:

Ind Summary 15-Aug-1994, [1995] 1 BCLC 243

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedIesini and Others v Westrip Holdings Ltd and Others ChD 16-Oct-2009
The claimants were shareholders in Westrip, accusing the Defendant directors of deliberately engaging in a course of conduct which has led to Westrip losing ownership and control of a very valuable mining licence and which, but for their . .
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Updated: 26 October 2022; Ref: scu.78250

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