Re Geers Gross plc: CA 1988

Nourse LJ said: ‘the clear purpose of [Pt VI of the 1985 Act] is to give a public company, and ultimately the public at large, a prima facie unqualified right to know who are the real owners of its voting shares.’

Judges:

Nourse LJ

Citations:

[1988] 1 All ER 224, [1988] BCLC 140

Statutes:

Companies Act 1985

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedIn re TR Technology Investment Trust Plc ChD 1988
The court was asked whether the limition on the circumstances in which the court could remove restrictions imposed under section 794, applied to a merely interim order.
Held: It did not. Hoffmann J said of the powers t demand information given . .
CitedJKX Oil and Gas Plc and Others v Eclairs Group Ltd CA 13-May-2014
The court was asked as to important issues on the validity and constitutionality of restrictions imposed by the directors pursuant to Part 22 of the 2006 Act and the company’s Articles of Association, including the purported disenfranchisement of . .
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Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.595476