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Access to a Company’s Documents & Records

A Director’s Right to Inspect a Company’s Documents - Section 199 of the Companies Act (Cap 50) (“the Act”) provides that a director has a general right to inspect a company’s documents.

Case Highlight – “Reverse Oppression”

Can a Majority Shareholder ever be Oppressed by a Minority? – “Reverse Oppression”

Case Highlight – Relevance of a Buy-out Offer

When is Shareholder Oppression Remedied? – Relevance of a Buy-Out Offer

Case Update – Ho Yew Kong v Sakae Holdings Ltd [2018] SGCA 33

The apex Court of Singapore had the opportunity to address two main issues in relation to shareholder minority oppression claims brought under Section 216 of the Companies Act (Cap. 50):-

Companies – Corporate Personality

Incorporation and its Effects Section 17(3) of the Companies Act (Cap 50) (“the Act”) makes it clear that an unincorporated association “formed for the purpose of carrying on any business that has for its object the acquisition of gain by the company” may not consist of more than 20 persons.

Derivative Action by Shareholders

In this article, we discuss specific circumstance(s) where the shareholders may feel that the company ought to enforce certain corporate rights but its directors refuse to do so.

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