Lifting the corporate veil
Court of Appeal
Selected for its treatment of the circumstances in which separate corporate personality may be disregarded.
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Companies Act, 2012
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About the Act
The principal statutory framework governing companies incorporated in Uganda, including incorporation, shares, members, directors, accounts, meetings and winding up.
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Best Case Law interpreting this Act
9 selected commercial decisions in which the courts have interpreted or applied its provisions.
Best Case Law interpreting this Act
Directors' duties
High Court (Commercial Division)
Selected for its statement of the duty to act in good faith in the interests of the company.
More on the decisionsMinority shareholder rights
High Court (Commercial Division)
Selected for its approach to unfair prejudice petitions.
More on the decisionsLifting the corporate veil
High Court (Commercial Division)
Selected for its analysis of the relationship between corporate liability and individual responsibility.
More on the decisionsDirectors' duties
High Court (Commercial Division)
Selected for its treatment of director liability for insolvent trading.
More on the decisionsMinority shareholder rights
Court of Appeal
Selected for its treatment of derivative actions and leave to sue.
More on the decisionsLifting the corporate veil
High Court (Commercial Division)
Selected for its treatment of corporate structures and allegations of improper use.
More on the decisionsLifting the corporate veil
Supreme Court
Selected for its statement of principle on fraud and the corporate form.
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Court of Appeal
Selected for its analysis of conflicts of interest in related-party lending.
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