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In the matter for an application to hold a meeting without a Pre-quisite quorum by Alshaffi investment group LLC (Companies Cause No. 20 of 2022)

High Court · [2022] UGHCCD 251 · 2022 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for leave to hold a company meeting without requisite quorum under Companies Act s.142
Decision
Application granted; applicant permitted to convene company meeting without requisite quorum

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Holding

Held that where a majority shareholder acquired shares through court-ordered sale and the minority shareholder, being the brother of the former majority shareholder, is hostile and uncooperative, it is impracticable to convene a company meeting in the manner prescribed by the Articles of Association. The court granted leave under section 142 of the Companies Act 2012 to hold a meeting without the requisite quorum to appoint directors and secretary.

Outcome

Application granted; applicant permitted to convene company meeting without requisite quorum

Facts

Emirates Africa Link Real Estates Limited was incorporated in October 2011 with Ahmed Darwish Daghar Darwish Al Marar holding 99 shares. On 29 March 2022, the applicant, a decree holder against Ahmed Darwish in HCCS No. 695 of 2017, was granted a court order to bid and purchase the 99 shares. On 30 June 2022, following successful bidding, the 99 shares were transferred to the applicant by the Registrar of Companies, making the applicant the majority shareholder. The remaining shareholder, Mohamed Khalil Darwish, holding one share, is the brother of the former majority shareholder. Due to the manner of acquisition, the existing officers and the minority shareholder are hostile towards the applicant and refuse to cooperate in appointing new directors, making it impracticable to convene a meeting in the manner prescribed by the Articles of Association.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant, as majority shareholder holding 99 shares acquired through court-ordered sale, has capacity to bring an application under section 142 of the Companies Act.
  2. Whether it is impracticable to call and conduct a meeting of the company in the manner prescribed by the Articles of Association.
  3. Whether the court should grant leave to hold a company meeting without the requisite quorum to appoint directors and secretary.

Orders

  • Al Shaffi Investments Group LLC granted leave to call, hold and conduct a meeting of the company without the requisite quorum and pass a resolution appointing directors and secretary.
  • Costs of the application to be met by the company.

Rules and key headnotes

Company Law — Company Meetings — Power of Court to Order Meeting Without Requisite Quorum — Section 142 Companies Act 2012
Where it is impracticable to call a meeting of a company in the manner prescribed by the articles or the Companies Act due to hostility and non-cooperation between shareholders, the court may order that a meeting be called, held and conducted in such manner as the court thinks fit under section 142 of the Companies Act 2012.
Company Law — Shareholder Rights — Majority Shareholder Acquired Through Court-Ordered Sale — Entitlement to Convene Meeting
A shareholder who acquires majority shareholding through a court-ordered sale in execution of a decree has standing to apply under section 142 of the Companies Act 2012 for leave to convene a company meeting where the minority shareholder, being related to the former majority shareholder, is hostile and uncooperative.
Company Law — Company Meetings — Purpose of Section 142 — Overcoming Practical Difficulties
The purpose of section 142 of the Companies Act 2012 is to enable the court to give directions to overcome practical difficulties so that the company's affairs can be conducted where they might otherwise be stymied by procedural obstacles or shareholder disputes.

Legislation cited (4)

Cases cited (1)

  • Ghalib Hussain & Abdul Sattar v Wycombe Islamic Mission and Mosque Trust Limited & Tasawar Iqbal [2011] EWHC 971 (Ch)

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In the matter for an application to hold a meeting without a Pre-quisite quorum by Alshaffi investment group LLC (Companies Cause No. 20 of 2022) [2022] UGHCCD 251 (30 November 2022)
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