Section 655: Shares no bar to damages against company

Companies Act 2006 · 2006 c. 46View on legislation.gov.uk

Companies Act 2006
- Section 654: Treatment of reserve arising from reduction of capital
- Section 656: Public companies: duty of directors to call meeting on serious loss of capital

Part 17: A company's share capital — Chapter 11: Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions

A person is not debarred from obtaining damages or other compensation from a company by reason only of his holding or having held shares in the company or any right to apply or subscribe for shares or to be included in the company's register of members ... in respect of shares.

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