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Accordingly, it is not open to Dr Xuereb to argue in favour of what he describes as the narrow ratio of Re Cape Breton, viz., that affirmation made rescission and account impossible, but not account with rescission: the majority in Re Cape Breton held, however much this may be open to criticism (see text above), that no right to an account arose. The rule in section 36C CA 1985 is however subject to any agreement to the contrary and if there is a clause in the contract between Fiona and the vacuum cleaner vendor for the contract to be novated by the company on incorporation it should be possible for the company to assume Fionas position under the contract and thus pay for and demand delivery of the vacuum cleaners. 573. page 143 note 20 This includes disclosing the otherwise impermissible nature of the action for which the approval is sought: Winthrop Investments Ltd v. Winns Ltd [1975] 2 N.S.W.L.R. (Malta), LL.M. The purchase was thereafter approved by the board of directors of the new company, who had been appointed by Erlanger and were largely under his influence. The cases cited, however, do not support this principle: Stackhouse v. Barnston (1805) 10 Ves. page 122 note 6 See generally, Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th ed., Vol. The concept of the director as a trustee persists through the cases and the textbooks to this day, but its origin is ill-explained and its modern relevance imperfectly understood. A) Is Tidy plc bound to pay for the computers? A distinction must be made between an ultra vires misapplication of funds and a mere breach of duty. 58 Hirsche v. Sims [1894] A.C. 654; Seligman v. Prince & Co. [1895] 2 Ch. Franks, Julian R. If you are the original writer of this essay and no longer wish to have your work published on LawTeacher.net then please: Our academic writing and marking services can help you! (2d) 505Google Scholar; Mills v. Mills, supra. Subsequently the company went public and the original board of directors was replaced. 74 i.e., the organic theory of corporate acts, and recognition of the fact that directors may function by a quorum. Bignold (1856) 22 Beav. Fontana N.V. v. Mautner (1979) 254 E.G. He may also sometimes have a right of indemnity against a co-trustee: Re Partington, Partington v. Allen (1887) 57 L.T. Co. Ltd. [1925]Google Scholar Ch. 409; Dovey v. Cory [1901]Google Scholar A.C. 477; note 43, supra. 1016. page 147 note 43 (1912) 56 S.J. t. King 61 (landlord's refusal); Fine Industrial Commodities Ltd. v. Powling (1954) 71 R.P.C. 64 Cf. Peso Silver Mines Ltd. v. Cropper (1966) 56 D.L.R. ), p. 678 et seq. D. 400. 1064. page 134 note 74 [1985] B.C.L.C. 253Google Scholar (ultra vires); Zwickcr v. Stanbury [1954] 1 D.L.R. 9 Cf. 199. (note 2, supra), pp. The company was formed and two ofthese same partners became directors. 495. There is also a long-standing principle of agency law which stipulates that a company as principal cannot ratify, retrospectively adopt, any contract made on its behalf by an agent before it was incorporated and Natal Land is a good example of this rule in operation. Company Law - Summary (updated) Way to success in company law; Related Studylists . concurred; pp. 35 Automatic Self-Cleansing Filter Syndicate Co. Ltd. v. Cunninghame [1906] 2 Ch. D. 795, approved. 20 Eq. 199200Google Scholar; Snell, , Principles of Equity (28th ed., 1982), p. 293Google Scholar. 515. 392, 437; Jacobus Marler Estates Ltd. v. Marler (1916) 85 L.J.P.C. 591 (single director with plenary powers). 87 Parker v. McKenna (1874) L.R. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. 66 e.g., Learoyd v. Whiteley (1887) 12 App.Cas. 510511. This has variously been described as adoption, confirmation, affirmation, or mere approval. Ironically, it is clear that the concept has nothing to do with ratification as it is understood in the law of agency, though this is the name most widely used. 480; Re Railway & General Light Improvement Co., Marzetti's Case (1880) 42 L.T. 412Google Scholar; Harris v. A. Harris Ltd., 1936Google Scholar S.C. 183; Baird v. J. Baird & Co. (Falkirk) Ltd., 1949Google Scholar S.L.T. Buckley L.J. 616, 626, per Kekewich J. page 141 note 9 See the cases cited at n.98; but cf. (2d) 117 is difficult to reconcile with the older authorities. 14 See especially Benson v. Healhorn (1842) 1 Y. 1, para. To allow the majority to control the bringing of proceedings in respect of the ultra vires acts of directors would be a radical extension of the rule in Foss v. Harbottle beyond the limits recognised by the authorities: see, e.g., Edwards v. Halliwell [1950] 2 All E.R. the view expressed by Baker, , Disclosure of Directors' Interests in Contracts [1975] J.B.L. 587; and Allcard v. Skinner (1886) 36 Ch. Keech v. Sand ford (1726) Sel.Cas. The difficulty with this view is the general rule that a company is entitled to the unbiased advice of every director, so that even if the director seeking the release refrained from voting the resolution would still be invalid: Imperial Mercantile Credit Association v. Coleman (1871) 6 Ch. Lagunas Nitrate Co. v. Lagunas Syndicate [1899] 2 Ch. Where the ratification relates to the voidable exercise of a corporate power, the analogy with ratification stricto sensu is closer, but the legal incidents are still distinct. 8586 per Slade L.J., with whom Lawton L.J. Re German Mining Co., ex p. Chippendale (1853) 4 De G.M. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. 1; Hutton v. West Cork Ry. It was irrelevant that that company could not have afforded to take the shares itself through which the profits were made: a plaintiff can own in equity what it cannot own at law; and evidence of impossibility, like any other evidence tendered to show bona fides, is not admissible (see note 61, supra). v. Sutton (1742) 2 Atk. & G. 19, 34; Overend & Gurney Co. v. Gibb (1872) L.R. The role of a promoter does not end immediately after the company is incorporated. ; Re Cape Breton Co. (1885) 29 Ch.D. 28.4; Gower, pp. 400 (where the solution adopted was t o make the passive directors liable in the second degree to those actively involved); Benson v. Heathorn (1842) 1 Y. (note 2, supra), 2nd ed., p. 511. cit., 2nd ed., p. 471) cannot, it is submitted, be supported. cit. Peso Silver Mines Ltd. v. Cropper (1966Google Scholar) 56 D.L.R. See Dawson, , Acting in the Best Interests of the CompanyFor whom are the Directors Trustees? (1984) 11 N.Z.U.L.R. Chesterfield & Boythorpe Colliery Co. v. Black (1877) 37 L.T. The company was formedand two of these same partners became directors. 586, 593, per RomiUy M.R. 1, para. 67 Overend & Gurney Co. v. Gibb (1872) L.R. Promoters owe a common law duty in negligence to exercise reasonable skill and care in the promotion and Graham certainly falls short of that standard in this transaction.. Authority to support this assertion can be found in the case Re Leeds and Hanley Theatres of Varieties [1902][16]. 800Google Scholar; Leeds Estate Building & Investment Co. v. Shepherd (1887) 36 Ch.D. 763. 326, 340, per Knight Bruce V.-C.; York and North-Midland Ry. The distinction is brought out by a comparison of the first instance and Court of Appeal judgments in Bamford v. Bamford [1970] Ch. 73 Section 165 provided a summary procedure by which a liquidator could recover benefits recoverable by the company at law or . 34 Salomon v. Salomon & Co. Ltd. [1897] A.C. 22. & G. 19, 34; Overend & Gurney Co. v. Gibb (1872) L.R. & G. 19. 586, 593, per Romilly M.R. & C.C.C. 326; York and North-Midland Ry. Ltd. (1890) 59 L.J.Ch. 158. 10 Ch.App. 257Google Scholar, where the director was found to have had a mandate, and accordingly debarred from enforcing the security at its face value. v. Sutton (1742) 2 Atk. 654, 673, per Bowen L.J. page 122 note 5 See Foss v. Harbottle (1843) 2 Hare 461 itself. In the case of a service director, this includes inventions made in his company's time: Fine Industrial Commodities Ltd. v. Powling (1954) 71Google Scholar R.P.C. When a default subsequently occurred and the matter was brought to litigation the court ruled that the only way that a promoter can avoid personal liability is by ensuring that the contract in question must include a term that expressly stipulates that he or she will be excluded from the contract and replaced by the company itself at the point of the incorporation of the company. 727; Ashburner, , Principles of Equity, 2nd ed. 1, para. It is submitted that this well known definition includes those who take the procedural steps necessary to form the company and those who establish the companys business which will typically involve the conclusion of pre-incorporation contracts. 23 In practice, a trustee who has acted reasonably may be relieved under statutory provisions, e.g., Trustee Act 1925, s. 61. 17 Halsbury's Laws of England (Simonds ed. In April Fiona entered into contracts with (1) Compu Ltd for the supply of computers for the new company and (2) Cleanit Ltd for the supply of vacuum cleaners for the new company.. 805806, per Cotton L.J. 2) [1974] 1 All E.R. (1859) 4 De G. & J. page 146 note 34 Palmer, Vol. 's analysis is consistent with the majority's rejection of an independent right to an account of profits, but both may be doubted. 258, 290 per Dillon L.J. 87Google Scholar. 6425. 20 Re Exchange Banking Co., Flitcroffs Case (1882) 21 Ch.D. page 145 note 27 [1983] Ch. 212. page 137 note 89 Re Cape Breton Co. (1885) 29 Ch. (note 22, supra), p. 93. 69 Re Crenver & Wheal Abraham United Mining Co., ex p. Wilson (1872) L.R. 485, 491, per Lord Romilly M.R. 254; Bamford v. Bamford [1970] 1 Ch. The companypurchased the mines for 42,000. Millers (Invercargill) Ltd. v. Maddams [1938]Google Scholar N.Z.L.R. 763; Re Denham & Co. (1883) 25 Ch.D. ; Burland v. Earle [1902] A.C. 83, 93Google Scholar; Edwards v. Halliwell [1950] 2 All E.R. 254255. 91 Canada Safeway Ltd. v. Thompson, supra (information obtained at company's expense). Lagunas Nitrate Co v Lagunas Syndicate For rescission to be available there must be restitutio in integrum Re Lady Forrest Gold Mine 87Google Scholar. 31Google Scholar, that there was no liability to account because there had been an affirmation of the transaction, cannot be sustained. in Re Horsley & Weight Ltd [1982] Ch. Render date: 2023-04-30T21:04:20.145Z v. Hudson, supra; Burt v. British Nation Life Assce. 589; Dominion Cotton Mills Co. Ltd. v Amyot [1912]Google Scholar A.C. 546; Ving v. Robertson & Wood-cock Ltd. (1912) 56 S.J. PROTECTION OF SUBSCRIBERS 97 (1874) L.R. 606607Google Scholar. (note 2, supra), 2nd ed., pp. 29 The decisive case is probably Land Credit Co. of Ireland v. Lord Fermoy (1870) L.R. 9, para. There is also a possibility that Fiona might have negotiated the inclusion of a rescission clause in the contract for the purchase of the computers, which would have allowed her to rescind the contract if the company fails to be incorporated. In the case Phonogram Ltd v Lane (1982)[8] pre-incorporation financial transactions took place in connection with the formation of a pop group and a management company. 's well-known exposition of the rule in Foss v. Harbottle and its exceptions in Edwards v. Halliwell [1950] 2 All E.R. 3 The leading modern case is Re City Equitable Fire Insce. D. 400 and approved by the House of Lords in Cook v. Deeks [1916] 1 A.C. 554, 563564 and in Jacobus Marler Estates Ltd v. Marler (1913) 85 L.J.P.C. The decision has been followed by the Privy Council in Burland v. Earle [1902] A.C. 83, 99Google Scholar and is implicit in the advice of the Board in North-West Transportation Co. Ltd v. Beatty (1887) 12 App. 's analysis rested on affirmation is, it is submitted, accordingly not sustainable. 392, 437; Jacobus Marler Estates Ltd. v. Marler (1916) 85 L.J.P.C. page 122 note 3 Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd v. Newman Industries Ltd (No. 461. 254; Bamford v. Bamford [1970] Ch. Ltd. (1890) 59 LJ.Ch. 2) (1858) 25 Beav. page 130 note 59 See MacDougall v. Gardiner (1875) 1 Ch. The facts of the scenario under review indicate that both Fiona and Graham will be considered promoters of Tidy plc in the eyes of the law. . Basic Rule Doctrine. Board of Trade: (Alien immigration) Reports on the volume and effects of recent immigration from eastern Europe into the United Kingdom. Griffin S.., Company Law Fundamental Principles, (2005) Longman, Sealy L. S., Sealy: Cases and Materials in Company Law, 7th ed (2001) LexisNexis UK, Shepherd (ed. page 143 note 16 As to its operation in the law of torts, see Clerk, and Lindsell, , Torts (15th ed., 1982), pp. page 130 note 58 The exact lines of the division of power between the Board and the general meeting are not clear but, it would seem that, as a matter of business efficacy, the power to institute proceedings against the directors for breach of their duties to the company as directors must remain vested in the general meeting and not be transferred to the directors as an ordinary power of management (See Art. v. Hudion (1853) 16 Beav. 18 See, e.g., Chancey v. May (1722) Prec.Ch. 68 In re Cape Breton Company (1885) 29 Ch. 286. 3 The leading modern case is Re City Equitable Fire Insce. Gower, op. 392; or if third parties have acquired rights for value: Re Leeds and Hanley Theatres of Varieties Ltd [1902] 2 Ch. 3 An alternative suggestion, viz., that, since the corporate property was considered to be vested in the corporation as trustee for the members, the directors were to be treated as constructive trustees under this theoretical trust (Gower, op. Take a look at some weird laws from around the world! 328. 107, 146; Re Liverpool Household Stores Assn. v. Kelk (1884) 26 Ch.D. (Lond. Case : Re Cape Breton(1885)29 Ch 795Facts :Six partners purchased coal mines for 5,500 and minedthem during the partnership. 28 See, e.g., Re Cardiff Savings Bank, Marquis of Bute's Case [1892] 2 Ch. Unless given pursuant to a contract, the consent or waiver is revocable in its application to future conduct by the giving of reasonable notice to the party who benefits from it; save that, if the party cannot resume his position or if the termination would cause injustice to him, it may be binding: see Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th ed., Vol. 616, 620, per Kekewich J. 6425. ); Tool Metal Manufacturing Co. Ltd v. Tungsten Electric Co. Ltd [1955] 2 All E.R. page 141 note 10 For these reasons, the argument of DrXuereb, , Re Cape Breton Revisited (1986) 18 Bracton L.J. page 148 note 44 Gore-Browne, para. Whether a person is a promoter or not is a matter of fact and not of law. Hivac Ltd. v. Park Royal Scientific Instruments Ltd. [1946] 1 All E.R. page 145 note 31 Cf. D. 795, followed by the Court of Appeal in . 24 A trustee may, of course, consult experts and employ agents, but he does not thereby divest himself of the responsibility of making decisions personally. 73 Cavendish Bentinck v. Fenn (1887) 12 App.Cas. ; and cf. In the case of Kelner v Baxter (1866)[5] a contract for the delivery of goods (bottles of wine) was entered into by a promoter on behalf of a company that had yet to be formed, with the intention that the company would sell the goods after its incorporation. (2d) 505; Mills v. Mills, supra. Unless this can be implied from the context. (1883) 23 Ch.D. B. v. Flota Petrolera Ecuatoriana (The Scaptrade) [1983] 1 All E.R. Alternatively there might be an action for fraud or under the Misrepresentation Act 1967[15] subject to an investigation of Grahams misstatements as to the value of the chairs. 80. page 147 note 39 See s.36, Companies Act 1985 as to the form of deed under seal. v. Sulton (1742) 2 Atk. 7 H.L. 270Google Scholar; Wedderburn, , Minority Shareholders and Directors' Duties (1978) 41 M.L.R. 393; cf. & Cr. 701, 720 (the same judge in the court below). 442Google Scholar, discussed in n.68 above, and adopted by Cooke, J. in the New Zealand Court of Appeal in Nicholson v. Permakraft (N.Z.) 369: 12 directors, 9 trustees; British Iron Company (1825), in Attwood v. Small (1838) 6 Cl. 135. 8 Ch.App. 489 (subsequently on appeal, (1857) 8 De G.M. 319; Re North Australian Territory Co., Archer's Case [1892) 1 Ch. there must presumable be disclosure to the members as well. (note 2, supra), pp. 6 Cf. 110111, 154;Google ScholarGower, , Modern Company Law, 1st ed. 752; London Financial Assn. 1471Google Scholar; Salmond, and Williams, , The Law of Contracts (2nd ed., 1945), 496497Google Scholar. Re German Mining Co., ex p. Chippendale (1853) 4 De G.M. 654. VII, pp. 616630; Pennington, pp. 2) [1896] 1 Ch. 68Google Scholar, and Wedderburn, , Multinationals and the Antiquities of Company Law (1984) 47 M.L.R. 400, 404. Re Cape Breton Co (1885) Where principalhas interest in acquiring the property, the fiduciary, taking advantage and can give 1st offer to the principal. 5 H.L. 666, 674per Glass, J.A., 681Google Scholarper Samuels J. The Kelner v Baxter rule was applied in the case Natal Land & Colonization Co v Pauline Colliery Syndicate [1904][10], in which a company was unable to enforce a pre-incorporation contract made on its behalf. & C.C.C. 1323. 1471. page 143 note 17 As, for example, a solicitor's charging clause in a will: see Re Llewellin's Will Trust [1949] 1 All E.R. Cotton LJ in Re Cape Breton Co (1885) said that his duty as a promoter may arise even at the time he purchases a property with the property with the intention of selling it to the company he is going to incorporate. 31, 34Google Scholar that Fry L.J. 450. This is also the position in Australia: Legione v. Hateley (1983) 57 A.L.J.R. "a contract which purports to be made by or on behalf of a company at a time when the company has not been formed has effect, subject to any agreement to the contrary, as one made with the person purporting to act for the company or as agent for it, and he or she is personally liable on the contract accordingly." 475; Re Kingston Cotton Mill (No. Tidy plc cannot be held liable to pay for the computers because at the point in time when the contract for their purchase was concluded Tidy plc was not in existence and therefore cannot under any circumstances be deemed privy to the contract. 475476. In re Cape Breton Co., (1884) 26 Ch. 11 Grant v. United Kingdom Switchback Rys. Fiona must consider coming to some form of compromise with the company in regards to her liability under these contracts.. Graham is not a party to either of the two stated pre-incorporation contracts and thus has no liability under them. Ltd. (1890) 59 LJ.Ch. Maitland, Equity, 2nd ed., by Brunyate, (Cambridge, 1936), p. 88.Google Scholar Charitable trustees are a regular exception to the requirement of unanimity. 47 Bell Houses Ltd. v. City Wall Properties Ltd. [1966]Google Scholar 2 W.L.R. 258. Beattie v. E. & F. Beattie Ltd. [1938]Google Scholar Ch. 58 Hirsche v. Sims [1894] A.C. 654; Seligman v. Prince & Co. [1895] 2 Ch. 488Google Scholar, 497. Do you have a 2:1 degree or higher? Rossi, Stefano Cf. 454 (equitable release of equitable right). 253Google Scholar. 435. Ashburner, , Principles of Equity (2nd ed., 1933), pp. 485. 32 Ashbury Ry. 1, 73; Burrows v. Walls (1855) 5 De G.M. Ltd [1985] 1 N.Z.L.R. 204. page 136 note 84 Such as selling the propertysee Re Cape Breton Co. (1885) 29 Ch.D. 27.21.1; a similar statement is also found in Boyle, and Birds, Company Law (1983) pp. 44 (where the directors were chosen); York and North-Midland Ry. 189Google Scholar, 213. Suitably worded articles would, however, seem capable of altering this general rule to confer the power of release on the non-interested directors. ; Re Sharpe [1892] 1 Ch. 763; Re Denham & Co. (1883) 25 Ch.D. 84. Consequently, even where ratified, the acts are performed by the directors, not by the company exercising its primary powers. The same distinction is made in the tort of conspiracy: see Crofter Hand Woven Harris Tweed Co. v. Veitch [1942] A.C. 435Google Scholar, 445, per Viscount Simon. 69, 7072. 368. & C.C.C. Hostname: page-component-75b8448494-6dz42 45 Ibid. Total loading time: 0 78, Table A, First Schedule, Companies Act 1948. page 144 note 22 See, e.g., the dicta of the House of Lords in Regal (Hastings) Ltd v. Gulliver [1967] 2 A.C. 134n, 155, 157 per Wright, LordGoogle Scholar, and in Boardman v. Phipps [1967] 2 A.C. 46, 109per Hodson, LordGoogle Scholar, 117 per Lord Guest; and also: New Zealand Netherlands Society Oranje Inc. v. Kuys [1973] 2 All E.R. Steam Navigation Co. v. Johnson (1938) 60 C.L.R. cit. and The distinction is not always made clearly in the cases which follow; but it is the essential factor in determining whether the interested directors may use their votes as members in order to sanction the retention of a profit made by them. 62 Piercy v. S. Mills & Co. Ltd. [1920] 1 Ch. 2 Overend Gurney & Co. v. Gurney (1869) L.R. 20 Re Exchange Banking Co., Flitcroft's Case (1882) 21 Ch.D. 417. 247Google Scholar; Baxter, , The Role of the Judge in Enforcing Shareholder Rights [1983] C.L.J. 532Google Scholara rule apparently overlooked in Re Cleadon Trust Ltd. [1939]Google Scholar Ch. 708. Free resources to assist you with your legal studies! 4 Ch.App. 167Google Scholar; Re B. Johnson & Co. (Builders) Ltd. [1955] Ch. page 122 note 2 North-West Transportation Co. Ltd v. Beatty (1887) 12 App. 409. The case Newborne v Sensolid [1954][7] underlines the point that a company cannot be bound to a pre-incorporation contract.. . Cas. But directors may commit themselves bona fide in the company's interests: Thorby v. Goldberg (1965) 112 C.L.R. Cavendish Bentick v Fenn (1887) 12 App Cas 652 (HL) Over two centuries ago, in the first reported case of its kind, Lord Hardwicke held the committee-men or directors of the Charitable Corporation guilty of breaches of trust, for which they had to account to the corporation. Thecompany purchased the mines for 42,000. D. 135. 11, 13, 15; Cooke, , Corporation, Trust and Company (Manchester, 1950), pp. 43 Re Mercantile Trading Co., Stringer's Case (1869) L.R. 113Google Scholar. Beattie v. E. & F. Beanie Ltd. [1938] Ch. 75 Cf. 654, especially 672, per Bowen L.J. 501 per Lawton L.J., 519 per Dillon L.J. 4 He is acquitted of dishonesty in the usual sense of the word. 506; Hogg v. Cramphorn Ltd. [1966] 3 W.L.R. 80 Re Thomson, supra, may perhaps be supported on this ground. Cf. 77; Punt v. Symons & Co. Ltd. [1903]Google Scholar 2 Ch. See also R. v. Watson (1788) 2 Term Rep. 199; Mayor of Colchester v. Lowten, supra; Att.-Gen. v. Wilson (1840) Cr. 36 The directors in the exercise of their powers still owe fiduciary duties to the members as a whole in any matter where the interest of the company as an economic entity is not affected e.g., in the making of calls, the declaration of a dividend, or the issue of further shares, they may not give some members an advantage at the expense of others: see p. 93, infra. Perhaps unfortunately, therefore, "affirmation" cannot provide a means for reconciling Re Cape Breton with the "secret profits" cases as Dr Xuereb argues. page 122 note 1 See, e.g., Gore-Browne, para. This would seem to be a satisfactory way of distinguishing Shaw & Sons (Salford) Ltd v. Shaw [1935] 2 K.B. 26 York and North-Midland Ry. Cf. 194, [1958] C.L.J. the company affirms the contract (Re Cape Breton Co (1885) 29 Ch D 795) the company delays in exercising its right to rescind the contract. 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It would be difficult to base this remedy in contract against a director qua director: cf. page 127 note 30 Limitation of Actions in Equity, pp. 10 Ch.App. Re Cape Breton Co (1885) 29 Ch D 795 If an agent agrees to procure an item for a principal, but already owned that item and wishes to sell his own, he may do so only for a reasonable market price. Gower, op. Mayer, Colin ), 1226per Wilberforce, Lord(consent to profit from office)Google Scholar; Winthrop Investments Ltd v. Winns Ltd [1975] 2 N.S.W.L.R. (London, 1954), p. 136Google Scholar (but cf. Also Chitty, , The Law of Contracts (25th ed., 1983), Vol. It is disappointing that Regal (Hastings) Ltd. v. Gulliver was argued only as a claim for profits owed to the company, based in quasi-contract. 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Cf. 257Google Scholar, where directors who acquired a member's shares without cost, in the course of negotiations for a reorganisation, were required to surrender them to the company. 616, 618; Merchants' Fire Office Ltd. v. Armstrong (1901) 17 T.L.R. 6425; Pennington, p. 737; and see Bamford v. Bamford [1970] Ch. 30 This approach is given especial emphasis when relief is sought by summary proceedings in a winding up, under the Companies Act 1948, s. 333, or the equivalent section in earlier Acts: cf. Cape Breton County is one of eighteen counties in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located on Cape Breton Island.. From 1879 to 1995, the area of the county excluded from towns and cities was incorporated as the Municipality of the County of Cape Breton to provide local government services. 558 and Costa Rica Ry Co. Ltd v. Forwood [1900] 1 Ch. 378Google Scholar (but see note 85, infra). 6 Ch. 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