Case brief index

Company Law

40 cases organised by topic.

Corporate Personality and Separate Legal Entity

Separate legal personality, ownership, limited liability and corporate identity

Fraud, sham companies, enemy character, tax avoidance and group companies

Promoters, fiduciary duties, disclosure, secret profits and pre-incorporation contracts

MOA, AOA, ultra vires, indoor management and shareholder agreements

Prospectus, public offers, misstatements, SEBI regulation and issue of shares

Shares, shareholder rights, transfer restrictions and the nature of shareholding

Directors, board powers, fiduciary duties and corporate governance

Compromise, arrangement, merger, scheme approval and court scrutiny

Foss v. Harbottle, minority protection, oppression and mismanagement

CIRP, financial creditors, resolution plans, liquidation and winding up