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Allen v Gold Reefs of West Africa Ltd

[1900] 1 Ch 656 (CA)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (England and Wales)
Year1900
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A company's statutory power to alter its articles by special resolution must be exercised bona fide for the benefit of the company as a whole and within the limits of the law and equity; subject to that, an alteration is valid even if it prejudices particular members.

Area of Law

c

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