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In re H R Harmer Ltd

[1959] 1 WLR 62 (CA)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (England and Wales)

Year1958

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A controlling shareholder/director who disregards proper procedure and runs the company autocratically, depriving others of their rights, acts oppressively within s 210 of the Companies Act 1948, entitling the court to grant tailored relief.

Area of Law

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