The Weekly Law Reports
[1976] 2 WLR 41
[COURT OF APPEAL]
BRYANSTON FINANCE LTD.
v.
DE VRIES (No. 2)
SAME
v.
SAME
[1975] B No. 1758]
[1975] B No. 4491]
1975 June 24,
25,
26,
27;
July 22
July 22
Buckley and Stephenson L.JJ. and Sir John Pennycuick
Injunction
— Interlocutory
— Jurisdiction to grant
— Minority shareholder threatening to present petition to wind up company
— Motion to restrain presentation of petition on ground abuse of process
— Whether injunction to be granted on balance of convenience
Company
— Winding up
— Petition
— Minority shareholder holding few shares threatening to present winding up petition
— Shareholder actuated by malice
— Company's affairs being investigated by inspectors
— Right of shareholder to present petition
—
Companies Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6, c. 38), s. 222 (f)