D'Jan of London Ltd, Re, Copp v D'Jan
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1993 |
| Court | Chancery Division |
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68 cases
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FM Capital Partners Ltd v Frédéric Marino
...shareholders; and a shareholder's mere internal decision, unaccompanied by any outward manifestation or acquiescence, will not suffice: Re D'Jan of London [1993] BCC 646, 648. d) Unanimous shareholder consent cannot be used to authorise an act or omission that would be unlawful, for an imp......
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Inderjit Singh Bhullar v Jatinderjit Singh Bhullar and Others
...not just knowledge; and (c) unanimous approval of all the relevant shareholders. I agree with that submission. I note that in Re D'Jan of London Ltd [1993] BCC 646, a claim against a director for negligence in completing and signing an insurance proposal form, Hoffman LJ (sitting as an addi......
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Madoff Securities International Ltd ((in Liquidation)) v Stephen Raven and Others
...not only subjectively by reference to his particular knowledge, skill and experience but on general, objective criteria: D'Jan of London Ltd, Copp v D'Jan [1993] BCC 646, 648D-E and s. 208 A director employed under a contract of employment is bound by an implied term thereof to exercise re......
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JSI Shipping (S) Pte Ltd v Teofoongwonglcloong (a firm)
...to this particular concern, the court made reference to the observations of Hoffman LJ (as he then was) in Re D’Jan of London Ltd [1993] BCC 646 at 649 as It may seem odd that a person found to have been guilty of negligence, which involves failing to take reasonable care, can ever satisfy ......
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4 firm's commentaries
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The Standard Of Directors Conduct - Unpacking Section 76 Of The Companies Act 71 Of 2008
...of the common law approach described by Lord Hoffman in Norman v Theodore Goddard [1991] BCLC 1028 and Re D'Jan of London Ltd [1993] BCC 646. This so called subjective objective approach was followed in South Africa in Howard v Herrigel NNO 1991 (2) SA 660 (A) and Philotex (Pty) Ltd v Snyma......
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Directors' Duties Under Cayman Islands Law
...in relation to the company, and (b) the general knowledge, skill and experience that that director has". (Re D'Jan of London Limited [1994] 1 BCLC 561). Therefore, there is a minimum objective standard based upon the functions given to the director in question but the standard can be raised......
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Angelmist Properties Limited v Leonard And Others
...J, in Madoff Securities International Limited v Raven and Others [2013] EWHC 3147 (Comm.) [3] D'Jan of London Ltd, Copp. v D'Jan [1994] 1 BCLC 561 [4] Nolan & Ors v Minerva & Ors [2014] JRC078A www.bakerandpartners.com The content of this article is intended to provide a general gui......
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Duties And Liabilities Of Directors Of Cayman Islands Companies
...of skill and care. It is likely that the Cayman Islands Courts will follow these authorities: In the case of Re D'Jan of London Limited [1994] 1BCLC 561 Hoffmann J (now Lord Hoffmann) that the common law duty of care owed by a director was accurately stated in s214 of the English Insolvency......
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Table of Cases
...949 215, 237 Cupit, Re [1996] BPIR 560 89 Cyclemakers Co-operative Supply Company v Simms [1903] 1 KB 477 156 D’Jan of London Ltd, Re [1994] 1 BCLC 561, [1993] BCC 646 171, 419, 548 Dana (UK) Ltd, Re [1999] 2 BCLC 239 137, 152, 153, 154, 160 Davis v Duke of Marlborough 36 ER 555, (1819) 2 S......
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The Continuing Value of Relief for Directors' Breach of Duty
...whenfurther draft clauses of the Companies Bill are published.10 Final Report,n 4 above, paras 1.16 and 1.21.11 See Re D’Jan of London [1994] 1 BCLC 561.12 See Developing the Framework, n 9 above, para 3.66; and White Paper II, n 4 above. See also, S.Worthington, ‘Reforming Directors’ Dutie......
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Master or Servant: A Corporation's Liability for the Activities of a Ship's Master
...considered by Lord Keith:33 See http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/meetings/hscarchive/2006/090506/c44b.pdf, accessed23 September 2008.34 [1994] 1 BCLC 561, ChD.35 For the purposes of s. 214(2) and (3), the facts which a director of a companyought to know or ascertain, the conclusions which he o......
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Table of Cases
...Ltd, Re [1992] BCLC 901, [1992] BCC 503, CA 80, 82, 86, 457 xxii Corporate Insolvency Practice D’Jan of London Ltd, Re; Copp v D’Jan [1993] BCC 646, [1994] 1 BCLC 561, ChD 393 Dollar Land (Feltham) Ltd, Re [1995] BCC 740, [1995] 2 BCLC 370, ChD 97 Doreen Boards Ltd, Re [1996] 1 BCLC 501, [1......
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