Re Hydrodan (Corby) Ltd ((in Liquidation))
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 17 December 1994 |
| Date | 17 December 1994 |
| Court | Chancery Division |
Chancery Division
Before Mr Justice Millett
In re Hydrodam (Corby) Ltd (in liquidation)
Director - shadow and de facto directors - distinction
Distinguishing shadow directors
It did not follow that where a body corporate was a director of a company, whether a de jure, de facto or shadow director, its own directors were ipso facto directors of that company.
To establish that a person was a de facto director of a company it was necessary to plead and prove that he undertook functions in relation to that company which could properly be discharged only by a director.
Mr Justice Millett so held in the Chancery Division, allowing appeals from orders made in Northampton County Court by District Judge Whitehurst in proceedings by the liquidator of Hydrodam (Corby) Ltd against two of 14 defendants...
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Mea Corporation Ltd, Re; Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Aviss
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Shepherds Investments Ltd v Walters and Others
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Gemma Ltd ((in Liquidation)) v Davies and Another; Re Gemma Ltd ((in Liquidation))
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Out Of The Shadows Into The Light: 'Shadow Directors' Now Recognized In Bahamian Companies Law
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Table of Cases
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