Winkworth v Edward Baron Development Co Ltd: HL 1986

A company director has duties to the company’s creditors as well as the shareholders. ‘Equity is not a computer. Equity operates on conscience . .’

Judges:

Lord Templeman

Citations:

[1986] 1 WLR 1512

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedThe Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Goldberg, Mcavoy ChD 26-Nov-2003
The Secretary of State sought a disqualification order. The director argued that one shoul not be made in the absence of some breach of legal duty, some dishonesty should be shown.
Held: The answer was a mixture of fact and law. A breach of . .
CitedFassihim, Liddiardrams, International Ltd, Isograph Ltd v Item Software (UK) Ltd CA 30-Sep-2004
The first defendant (F) had been employed by a company involved in a distribution agreement. He had sought to set up a competing arrangement whilst a director of the claimant, and diverted a contract to his new company.
Held: A company . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Company, Equity

Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.188616