Cook v Deeks
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Judgment Date | 1916 |
| Date | 1916 |
| Court | Privy Council |
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172 cases
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Thompson (John) and Janet Thompson v Goblin Hill Hotels Ltd, Mies Investments Ltd, Marvin Goodman and Rosalie Goodman
...nay; In re Cape Breton Co.; Kaye v. Croydon Tramways Co.; Transvaal Lands Co. v. New Belgium (Transvaal) Land and Development Co.; and Cook v. Deeks. 125 115 . Hely-Hutchinson on this point was referred to by the House of Lords in Guinness plc v Saunders [1990] 2 A.C. 663. This decision of ......
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Ronald Rowe v Sunshine Developers Ltd et Al
...which related to the transaction. 64 An action may be brought by a shareholder to make directors account for money received by them. In Cook v Deek (1916) 1 A.C. 554, Directors took profit in their own names which were made out of a construction contract. A shareholder successfully brought......
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Alberta (Minister of Infrastructure) v. Nilsson,
...30 Alta. L.R.(3d) 16 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 199]. Keech v. Sandford (1726), 22 E.R. 629 (Ch.), refd to. [para. 203]. Cook v. Deeks, [1916] 1 A.C. 554 (P.C.), refd to. [para. 203]. Pavlakis v. 359068 Ontario Ltd., [1985] O.J. No. 289 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 205]. Park Projects Ltd. v. Halif......
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2 firm's commentaries
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Stronger Super: a new dawn for trustee governance
...Queensland Mines Ltd v Hudson (1978) 18 ALR 1; Industrial Development Consultants Ltd v Cooley [1972] 2 All ER 162. 20 Cook v Deeks [1916] 1 AC 554; Furs Ltd v Tomkies (1936) 54 CLR 583. 21 Shey Newitt, "Trustee board governance in the not-for-profit superannuation sector", 5 May 2009, avai......
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The Corporate Opportunity Principle
...of the opportunity. These factors are instrumental in determining if an opportunity has in fact been exploited. Footnotes 1 Cook v Deeks [1916] 1 AC 554. 2 Section 182 of the Corporations Act 2001 3 Santow J in Miller v Miler (1995) 16 ACSR 73 at 89 stated that, "ratification cannot cure a ......
19 books & journal articles
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UNAUTHORISED FIDUCIARY GAINS AND THE CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST
...receipt claim. 139 See, eg, Keech v Sandford(1726) Sel Cas Ch 61; Regal (Hastings) Ltd v Gulliver[1967] 2 AC 134; and Cook v Deeks[1916] 1 AC 554. 140 See paras 13 and 14 above. This reminds of Milsom's famous observation: “[E]quity has proved that from the materials of obligation you can c......
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SELF-DEALING AND NO-PROFIT RULES: COMPANIES ACT 2016
...108 Suisse Atlantique Societe d'Armaement Maritime SA v NV Rotterdamsche Kolen Centrale [1967] 1 AC 361 at 419. 109 [1902] AC 83. 110 [1916] 1 AC 554. 111 Cook v GS Deeks [1916] 1 AC 554 at 564. 112 There are limits to the doctrine of ratification. Generally, majority shareholders cannot ra......
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RECONFIGURING THE NO CONFLICT RULE
...v FashihiUNK[2005] 2 BCLC 91; Industrial Development Consultants Ltd v CooleyWLR[1972] 1 WLR 443, [1972] 2 All ER 162; Cook v DeeksELR[1916] 1 AC 554, PC. 89 Examples would include Shepherd Investments Ltd v WaltersUNK[2007] 2 BCLC 202; Simtel Communications Ltd v RebakUNK[2006] 2 BCLC 571;......
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Table of Cases
...[1998] 2 SCR 298, 163 DLR (4th) 385, [1998] SCJ No 63 ......................................................... 239 Cook v Deeks, [1916] 1 AC 554, 85 LJPC 161, [1916–1917] All ER Rep 285, 114 LT 636 (PC) ......................................... 386, 389, 395, 411 Cox v Hickman (1860), 8 HL......
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