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SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE ACTION [1 record]

Record 1 2004-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
  • Legal Actions
DEF

A suit by a shareholder to enforce a corporate cause of action.

OBS

derivative action: Marginal notes to s. 239(1), the "Canada Business Corporations Act", R.S.C. 1985, c. C-44 and s. 246(1), the "Business Corporations Act", R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
  • Actions en justice
CONT

L'action dérivée permet à un actionnaire de poursuivre les personnes qui contrôlent la société et qui sont coupables d'un préjudice causé à cette dernière.

CONT

[...] l'action sociale («derivative action» on behalf of the company) [...]

OBS

recours similaire à l'action oblique : Note marginale au par. 239(1) de la «Loi sur les sociétés par actions», L.R.C. (1985), chapitre C-44

OBS

action oblique : Note marginale au par. 246(1) de la «Loi sur les sociétés par actions», L.R.O., 1990, c. B.16

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
  • Acciones judiciales
OBS

Derivative: Derivado, secundario.

OBS

Derivative action: Acción entablada por un accionista destinada a hacer valer un derecho de la sociedad ante la inacción de los órganos societarios.

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