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Exeter City Association Football Club Ltd v Football Conference Ltd

[2004] EWHC 831 (Ch); [2004] 1 WLR 2910; [2004] 4 All ER 1179

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice (Chancery Division)

Year2004

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A statutory unfair-prejudice petition under s 459 (now s 994) Companies Act is non-arbitrable because the statutory rights conferred on members are inalienable and cannot be ousted by an arbitration agreement.

Area of Law

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