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United Kingdom register of membersproper purpose

Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation v Hardy

[2021] EWHC 714 (Ch)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of Justice, Chancery Division (England and Wales)
Year2021
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A section 116 Companies Act 2006 request for the register of members must strictly comply with the statutory content requirements and be for a proper purpose; a single improper purpose can taint otherwise legitimate purposes, entitling the company to a no-access order under section 117.

Area of Law

General

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