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Fulham Football Club (1987) Ltd v Richards

[2011] EWCA Civ 855; [2012] Ch 333; [2011] Bus LR 1465; [2012] 1 All ER 414

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division), England and Wales

Year2011

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A statutory unfair-prejudice claim under section 994 of the Companies Act 2006 is in principle arbitrable; neither the Companies Act 2006 nor public policy prevents such a dispute being referred to arbitration, save that an arbitrator cannot make a winding-up order or other relief affecting third parties.

Area of Law

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