Summons for leave to continue derivative claim and ancillary directions - scope of ‘fraud’ exception to the rule in Foss-v-Harbottle - whether prima facie case requirement met - application to adjourn summons pending determination of Privy Council appeal in related petition proceedings - Grand Court Rules, Preamble, Orders 15 rule 12A and 32 rule 4

Companies Act - Winding Up Order - Service of Winding Up Order - Companies Winding Up Rules - Company having no registered office - Substituted Service - Service on Company at place of business and on Directors - GCR O.65, r. 4

Withdrawal of company’s petition to wind up and discharge of Joint Provisional liquidators upon approval of restructuring plan - timing of filing of order with Registrar of Companies- ancillary orders.

Sections 3 and 41 of National Conservation Act. Intention of Parliament when enacting NCA. Power of NCC to delegate its functions under s.41. Power of NCC to delegate those functions to the Director of the Department of Environment. Extent to which Government entities have any discretion under s.41(4) as to whether to apply to the NCC prior to taking any action that may have an adverse effect on the environment. Meaning of "direct" in s.41(5).

Appeal against refusal of continuation of legal aid for appeal to Court of Appeal. Exercise of discretion by Director of Legal Aid, whether Public interest.

Companies Act - Winding Up - Petition heard on an inter partes basis - Successful Petitioner’s application for Indemnity costs - Companies Winding Up Rules O. 24, r 8(4) - Principles on which indemnity costs granted Confidentiality Application - Companies Winding Up Rules O. 24 r 6 - principles governing exercise of the discretion to seal file- whether order in the interest of justice

Judicial review - Government contracts with private medical facilities containing undertakings granting long term customs duty and stamp duty waivers and work permit fee concessions - Declarations sought concerning the possible fettering effect of the contracts and the lawfulness of granting the waivers - Declaration sought as to whether the Respondent is obliged to publish a transparent statement of the criteria to be applied when determining applications for waivers of customs duty, work permit fees and stamp duty.

Determination of Limited Admission Application – plea to local attorneys to file such applications in good time and to specify the grounds of the application in the application

Directions in respect of petitions filed pursuant to section 238 of the Companies Act (2022 Revision)

Judgment on challenged redactions

Dismissal of winding up petition based on the just and equitable ground – assessment of the oral and documentary evidence – consideration of whether there was a quasi-partnership – whether there was justifiable and irretrievable loss of trust and confidence – whether there was serious lack of probity, dishonesty and oppression – whether there was a need for an urgent investigation – whether the Petitioner had a legitimate expectation of participating in the management of the company - whether the Petitioner was unreasonably failing to pursue alternative remedies including the redemption of his shares

Enforcement of child maintenance Orders

Segregated portfolio company-petition by redemption creditor and sole investor in two segregated portfolios to appoint receivers-balance sheet insolvency test- approach to evidence- appropriate form of order-Companies Act (2022 Revision), sections 224-226

Section 24 (1) and (3) of the Judicature Act (2021 Revision)-O.62, r.4(2)-O.62, r.4(5)-costs considerations-no clear winner or loser-alternative cases run-costs in the cause does justice in all the circumstances of the application

Just and equitable winding-up petition-validity of Board-approved transaction resulting in substantial dilution of existing shareholders’ shares-whether ex parte injunction restraining completion of part-performed contract should be continued until trial-validity of convening of and resolutions at extraordinary general meeting changing composition of board-implications of challenge to standing of petitioner in BVI for further conduct of Cayman proceedings-legal effect of non-compliance with statutory and corporate constitutional requirements for maintaining share register-whether validation order should be made permitting completion of impugned transaction-Companies Act (2022 Revision) sections 40, 48 and 99

Contributory's winding up petition - petitioners unable to locate an address for service of one of the company's shareholders who they wished to join as respondents - power of the Court to order the company to disclose the address of the shareholder for the purpose of facilitating service of the petition

Specific discovery-whether documents belonging to non-party subsidiary companies were within the possession, custody or power of the respondent parent company and required to be produced on discovery-governing principles-burden of proof-temporal scope of governing rule-Grand Court Rules Order 24 rule 7(1)

Ex parte short notice applications to appoint joint provisional liquidators or to grant injunctive relief - dismissed with costs awarded against the Petitioners on an indemnity basis

Dismissal of application for substituted service

Determination of Dissenters’ application for leave to appeal the order of Parker J dated 18 May 2022 (on the papers).