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Hollington on Shareholders' Rights 10th ed (Book & eBook Pack)


ISBN13: 9780414117198
Published: December 2023
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Book & eBook Pack (ProView)
Price: £409.50
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Hollington on Shareholder's Rights provides guidance for readers on the statutory remedies for the protection of minority shareholders with coverage/guidance also of articles of association and shareholders' agreements; the fiduciary duties of directors; restrictions on the power of the majority under general principles of equity and the principles of partnership law (such as good faith) which have been adopted in company law.

The new edition references the multitude of cases (particularly appellate) decided in the common law world and other developments since the last edition, requiring substantial rewriting of the text on many topics. Highlights are:

  • Majority Rule- review of principles of abuse and excess of power and “fraud in equity” principles in Grand View Private Trust [2022] UKPC 47
  • Bargain between shareholders - Re Compound Photonics Group Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1371 (contractual duty of good faith); Barton v Morris [2023] UKSC 3 (contractual interpretation, express and implied terms); Tulip Trading Ltd v Bitcoin Association for BSV [2023] EWCA Civ 83 (fiduciary relationships)
  • Director’s duties- BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA [2022] UKSC 25 and Stanford International Bank Ltd. v HSBC [2022] UKSC 34 (interests of creditors); ClientEarth v Shell [2023] EWHC 1137 and 1187 (Ch) (interests of members as a whole; derivative claim); duty to act for proper purpose where purposes mixed; Burnell v Trans-Tag Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 1457 (Ch) (the leaving director)
  • Derivative claims- McGaughey v Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 873 (common law derivative claims and fraud on minority); changes to CPR 19; Boston v Szerelmey [2020] EWHC 1136 (Ch), [2020] EWHC 3042 (Ch) and [2022] EWHC 2849 (Ch) and Leslie v Ball [2023] EWHC 1771 (Ch) (costs indemnity)
  • Unfair Prejudice Principles - Re Compound Photonics Group Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1371; Financial Technology Ventures II (Q) LP v ETFS Capital Ltd [2021] JCA 176; Chu v Lau [2020] UKPC 24 (breakdown of trust and confidence; exclusion from management); Ming Siu Hung v JF Ming Inc [2021] UKPC 1 and Kwik v Yao [2022] UKPC 52 (ignoring minority; appeals; remedy); Re Coinomi Ltd [2022] EWHC 3178 (Ch) (relationship with derivative claim); FamilyMart China Holding v Ting Chuan [2023] UKPC 33 (ouster of court by arbitration agreement)
  • Unfair Prejudice Remedies- Ming Siu Hung v JF Ming Inc [2021] UKPC 1 (share purchase order); Otello Corp ASA v Moore Frères and Co LLC [2020] EWHC 3261 (Ch), Smith v Smith [2022] EWHC 1035 (Ch), Re Cardiff City Football Club (Holdings) Ltd [2022] EWHC 2023 (Ch), Krishna Holdco Ltd v Gowrie Holdings Ltd [2023] EWHC 1538 (Ch) (discount for minority shareholding)
  • Just and equitable winding up - Chu v Lau [2020] UKPC 24; Ming Siu Hung v JF Ming Inc [2021] UKPC 1; Duneau v Klimt Invest SA Plc [2022] EWHC 596 (Ch) (loss of substratum)
  • Personal rights - Broadcasting Investment Group Ltd v Smith [2021] EWCA Civ 912, Allianz Global Investors GmbH v Barclays Bank plc [2022] EWCA Civ 353, Burnford v Automobile Association Developments Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1943 (reflective loss); Rossendale BC v Hurstwood Properties [2021] UKSC 16 (piercing the corporate veil)
  • Miscellaneous rights – the “Take-Private” merger and consolidation process under ss. 232-239 of the Cayman Islands Companies Act is now covered in detail, particularly for the light it sheds on share valuation methodology, practice and procedure.

Subjects:
Company Law, eBooks
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Broad Principles
3. Majority Rule
4. The Bargain between Shareholders
5. Directors’ Duties
6. The Derivative Claim
7. The Unfair Prejudice Remedy: Principles
8. Unfair Prejudice 2: Remedies
9. Unfair Prejudice 3: Practice and Procedure
10. Winding-up on the Just and Equitable Ground
11. Personal Rights of Shareholders
12. Foreign Element
13. Miscellaneous Rights
14. Limited and Limited Liability Partnerships
Appendix 1 - Draft Regulation 119: Exit Right
Appendix 2 - Precedents