Berlei Hestia (NZ) Ltd v Fernyhough
| Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Date | 1980 |
| Court | Supreme Court |
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43 cases
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Yeo Geok Seng v Public Prosecutor
...A wide interpretation of s 156 was thus necessary to give effect to its purpose: at [32] and [34].] Berlei Hestia (NZ) Ltd v Fernyhough [1980] 2 NZLR 150 (distd) Boardman v Phipps [1965] Ch 992; [1966] 3 All ER 721 (distd) Castlereagh Motels Ltd v Davies-Roe (1966) 67 SR (NSW) 279 (refd) Gr......
- Dato' Tan Kim Hor v Tan Chong Consolidated Sdn Bhd
- Jervois Mining Ltd, Re Campbell v Jervois Mining Ltd
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Wuu Khek Chiang George v ECRC Land Pte Ltd
...view on the nature of this right was expressed by Mahon J of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in Berlei Hestia (NZ) Ltd v Fernyhough [1980] 2 NZLR 150. In that case, an Australian company held 40% of the shares in a New Zealand company (`the Company`) and was represented on the board by thr......
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3 books & journal articles
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
...“A Director’s Right of Access to Corporate Books of Account”(1978) 94 Law Quarterly Review 184 and Berlei Hestia (NZ) Ltd v Fernyhough[1980] 2 NZLR 150. The position in Singapore is governed by s. 199(5) of the Singapore Companies Act (Cap. 50), which explicitly states that “[t]he Court may......
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YEO GEOK SENG V PP1 A DIRECTOR’S DUTY OF DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 156 COMPANIES ACT
...1,019; London and Mashonaland Exploration Co Ltd v New Mashonaland Exploration Co Ltd[1891] WN 165; Berlei Hestia (NZ) Ltd v Fernyhough[1980] 2 NZLR 150. 4 For a discussion on the positions in other jurisdictions, see R Teele, “The Necessary Reformulation of the Classic Fiduciary Duty to Av......
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A DIRECTOR’S STATUTORY RIGHTS OF INSPECTION OF ACCOUNTS
...no longer attracts automatic disqualification. Instead, the court must make a disqualification order against the person concerned. 23 [1980] 2 NZLR 150. 24 (1976) QdR 69. 25 [1978] 1 WLR 72, [1978] 1 AER 185 26 (1976) QdR 69. 27 The word “documents” is used very broadly to cover all records......