The Court was asked as to the use of the directors’ powers to fix a time for the general meeting,
Held: It was improper to fix a general meeting at a time when hostile shareholders were known to be unable to attend.
Judges:
Sir James Bacon VC
Citations:
(1875) LR 20 Eq 669
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Eclairs Group Ltd and Glengary Overseas Ltd v JKX Oil and Gas Plc SC 2-Dec-2015
Company Director not Trustee but is Fiduciary
The Court was asked about an alleged ‘corporate raid’, an attempt to exploit a minority shareholding in a company to obtain effective management or voting control without paying what other shareholders would regard as a proper price.
Held: The . .
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Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.595479