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Bown v Shipley & Anor [2026] EWHC 918 (Ch) (20 April 2026)
Interim relief in a section 994 unfair prejudice petition was refused because the petitioner had not shown standing and the proposed change of management was unjustified.
JMW Solicitors LLP & Ors v Injury Lawyers 4U Ltd & Ors (No. 2) [2025] EWHC 1045 (Ch) (01 May 2025)
The High Court refused permission to amend particulars of claim and upheld reverse summary judgment, finding the proposed challenges had no real prospect of success.
Sheila Burdett failed to prove unfair prejudice as the disputed company minutes were found genuine and evidenced an agreement for share transfer to David Burdett upon Jeffrey's death; David Burdett failed to prove existence of a trust or resulting trust over 72 High Street, as the court found the property was gifted to Jeffrey without trust or loan arrangement.
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Permission to amend was refused as none of the proposed amendments had a real prospect of success; the appointments and share transfers were valid under the articles and confirmed by subsequent actions; no evidential basis for sham, implied term, or breach of good faith; rectification claim barred by prior judgment and lacked evidential foundation.
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The High Court held that an oral 2003 share agreement bound the parties, requiring Pamela Lane to transfer Alan Lane’s shares to Mark. Pamela’s unfair prejudice petition failed.
Lane & Anor v Lane [2024] EWHC 2616 (Ch) (21 October 2024)
The High Court found an oral share transfer agreement in a family company dispute and ordered Pamela Lane to transfer the disputed shares to Mark Lane.
The articles of association were amended by conduct by 1990, entitling each registered unit owner to appoint one director by notice to the company. The claimants were entitled to be entered on the register of members as joint holders of one ordinary share in respect of Unit 3, and to appoint Mr Lawson as director. The board meeting of 28 November 2018 was validly convened and its resolutions validly passed. The purported resolutions of June and November 2021 were invalid and of no effect. The directors' power to refuse registration of the share transfer was lost due to delay beyond the statut…
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No binding contract was concluded between the Claimants and the Defendant for the transfer of shares in Capital Land. The emails of 29 November 2015 were not clear and certain offers capable of acceptance, but rather part of ongoing negotiations. The Claimants failed to prove the existence of enforceable contractual or trust rights. Even if a contract existed, the investment was made by Carina Limited, not Mr Fulstow personally, so the Claimants lack standing. The claim for B preferred ordinary shares also fails as the Defendant made further investments justifying the allocation. The claim is…
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Mr Aristodemou transferred two shares to Mr Chambi on 14 November 2013 pursuant to an earlier agreement; the 2013 allotment of two further shares was invalid; the register should be rectified to reflect Mr Chambi's shareholding; neither laches nor unclean hands bar relief; Mr Chambi has locus to pursue the petition.
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R N Restaurant (Stockport) Ltd, Re [2024] EWHC 69 (Ch) (22 January 2024)
The court held that Nusrat Malik’s 2016 share transfer to Usman Malik was an absolute gift, rejecting resulting trust, misrepresentation, mistake, and undue influence claims.
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