Devlin v O'Driscoll & Anor (Approved) [2020] IEHC 630 (30 November 2020)

A person not registered as a member of a company cannot maintain oppression proceedings under section 212 of the Companies Act 2014; therefore, the oppression proceedings must be stayed until the applicant's membership status is determined in the plenary proceedings.

Citation: [2020] IEHC 630
Parties: Plaintiff: Kevin Devlin; Applicant: John O'Driscoll; Respondent: SGC Global Advanced Technologies Ltd
Jurisdiction: Ireland
Judgment Date: 30 November 2020
Procedural Posture: Company Law Oppression Petition and Related Plenary Proceedings / Interlocutory Motion to Stay Oppression Proceedings
Outcome: Order staying oppression proceedings until determination of plenary proceedings.
Legal Topics: Oppression of Minority Shareholders, Standing to Bring Oppression Proceedings, Membership Register, Stay of Proceedings

Company Law Oppression of Minority Shareholders Standing to Bring Oppression Proceedings Membership Register Stay of Proceedings

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Parties

Kevin Devlin

Plaintiff

John O'Driscoll

Applicant

SGC Global Advanced Technologies Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Company Law Oppression Petition and Related Plenary Proceedings / Interlocutory Motion to Stay Oppression Proceedings

Legal Issues

1 Whether a person not registered as a member of a company can maintain oppression proceedings under section 212 of the Companies Act 2014
2 Whether oppression proceedings should be stayed pending determination of separate proceedings to rectify the register of members

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Order staying oppression proceedings until determination of plenary proceedings.

Orders

Oppression proceedings stayed until the determination of the plenary proceedings.