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Company law

04 December 2008
Issue: 7348 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Re Neath Rugby Ltd; Hawkes v Cuddy [2007] EWHC 2999 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 252 (Nov)

For a petition under s 994 of the Companies Act 2006 to succeed, the petitioner must establish that:
(i) the acts or omissions of which he complains consist of the management of the affairs of the company;
(ii) the conduct of those affairs has caused prejudice to his interests as a member of the company; and
(iii) the prejudice is unfair.

Issue: 7348 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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