EVIC v Greater Europe [2012] 2 JLR 99 (01 August 2012)

EVIC v Greater Europe [2012] 2 JLR 99 (01 August 2012)

A proposal by a fixed-term investment fund, in breach of its offering document, to create a new fund to hold assets of the existing fund is unfair prejudice under Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, art. 141.

Citation
[2012] 2 JLR 99
Parties
Applicant: EVIC; Respondent: Greater Europe
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
01 August 2012
Procedural Posture
Company Law Petition / Judgment
Outcome
application granted
Legal Topics
Minority Shareholder Protection, Unfair Prejudice, Investment Funds

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Parties

EVIC

Applicant

Greater Europe

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Company Law Petition / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the proposal by a fixed-term investment fund to create a new fund to hold assets of the existing fund, in breach of its offering document, constitutes unfair prejudice under Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, art. 141

Ratio Decidendi

A proposal by a fixed-term investment fund, in breach of its offering document, to create a new fund to hold assets of the existing fund is unfair prejudice under Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, art. 141.

Court Disposition

application granted

Orders

  • Company ordered under art. 143 not to proceed with the proposal.