Fulham Football Club (1987) Ltd v Richards

Subject Matter

COMPANY — Unfair prejudice — Conduct of affairs — Company and member agreeing to refer disputes and differences between them to arbitration — Member presenting unfair prejudice petition against company — Whether court should stay petition — Whether rule of public policy or statutory restriction making unfair prejudice disputes non-arbitrable — Whether dispute outside of scope of arbitration clause — Arbitration Act 1996, s 9 — Companies Act 2006, s 994

[2010] EWHC 3111 (Ch); [2011] Ch 208; [2011] 2 WLR 1055; [2011] 2 All ER 112; [2011] 1 All ER (Comm) 714; [2010] WLR (D) 312, Ch D

[2011] EWCA Civ 855; [2012] Ch 333; [2012] 2 WLR 1008; [2012] Bus LR 606; [2012] 1 All ER 414; [2012] 1 All ER (Comm) 1148; [2011] WLR (D) 241, CA

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