Is the 'little man' finally protected? An exploration of minority shareholder protection in South Africa under the companies act of 2008
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mongalo, Tshepo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gitonga, Anthony M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-04-22T09:36:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-04-22T09:36:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2026-04-22T09:30:35Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The position of the minority shareholder is not an enviable one due to the fact that his rights and interests are at the disposal of the majority. This general principle is set out in the rule in Foss v. Harbottle, which has proved a formidable obstacle to relief. It elaborates that only the company can bring proceedings for wrongs done to the company. The company is a legal person distinct from its shareholders. It follows that a wrong to the company is a not a wrong to each shareholder. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Gitonga, A. M. (2009). <i>Is the 'little man' finally protected? An exploration of minority shareholder protection in South Africa under the companies act of 2008</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Commercial Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43112 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Gitonga, Anthony M. <i>"Is the 'little man' finally protected? An exploration of minority shareholder protection in South Africa under the companies act of 2008."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Commercial Law, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43112 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Gitonga, A.M. 2009. Is the 'little man' finally protected? An exploration of minority shareholder protection in South Africa under the companies act of 2008. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Commercial Law. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43112 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Gitonga, Anthony M AB - The position of the minority shareholder is not an enviable one due to the fact that his rights and interests are at the disposal of the majority. This general principle is set out in the rule in Foss v. Harbottle, which has proved a formidable obstacle to relief. It elaborates that only the company can bring proceedings for wrongs done to the company. The company is a legal person distinct from its shareholders. It follows that a wrong to the company is a not a wrong to each shareholder. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Commercial Law LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Is the 'little man' finally protected? An exploration of minority shareholder protection in South Africa under the companies act of 2008 TI - Is the 'little man' finally protected? An exploration of minority shareholder protection in South Africa under the companies act of 2008 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43112 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43112 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Gitonga AM. Is the 'little man' finally protected? An exploration of minority shareholder protection in South Africa under the companies act of 2008. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Commercial Law, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43112 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Commercial Law | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Law | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.subject | Commercial Law | |
| dc.title | Is the 'little man' finally protected? An exploration of minority shareholder protection in South Africa under the companies act of 2008 | |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | LLM |