United Kingdom register of membersproper purpose

Exeter Golf and Country Club v Jackson

[2023] EWHC 198 (Ch)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice, Chancery Division (England and Wales)

Year2023

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A section 116 Companies Act 2006 request for the register of members may be refused as procedurally invalid where it omits the information the Act requires, even though the underlying purpose (raising concerns about historic board decisions with other members) is itself a proper purpose.

Area of Law

General

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