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Ebrahimi v. Westbourne Galleries Ltd

House of Lords decision recognizing that equitable considerations can justify winding up a closely held company whose incorporated form rests on partnership-like mutual confidence.

Use It For

Use this with Chinese dissolution cases and Singapore winding-up cases to compare statutory remedies for deadlock in close companies.

Teaching Notes

The case is a reminder that incorporation does not always erase the relational expectations that brought the shareholders together.