Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 31 (May)
Court: Chancery Division, Companies Court
Judge:

Nicholas Strauss QC sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court

Representation James Stuart (instructed by Edwards Duthie) for the claimant.
  Graham Sinclair (instructed by Adams Harrison) for the first defendant.
Judgment Dates: 4 April 2012

Catchwords

Company - Unfair prejudice to members - Relief - Claimant and first defendant brothers shareholders, directors and employees of second defendant company - Claimant and first defendant seeking orders for compulsory purchase of shares - Claimant and first defendant submitting other hitting him with hammer - First defendant seeking arrears of salary - Whether first defendant attacking claimant - Whether first defendant being entitled to arrears of salary - Whether first defendant conducting company's affairs in unfairly prejudicial manner - Whether first defendant being ordered to sell shares - Whether discounting shareholding appropriate - .

The Case

Company Unfair prejudice to members. The Companies Court ordered the first defendant to sell his shares to his claimant brother under of the Companies Act 2006 following a falling out between them.

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