Harbottle (R.D.) (Mercantile) Ltd v National Westminster Bank Ltd; Harbottle Coal Company Ltd v National Westminster Bank Ltd
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 1977 |
| Date | 1977 |
| Year | 1978 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division |
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