| Harold Holdsworth & Co (Wakefield) Ltd v Caddies | |
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| Court | House of Lords |
| Citation | 1 WLR 352 |
| Keywords | |
| Company constitution, managing director | |
Harold Holdsworth & Co (Wakefield) Ltd v Caddies 1 WLR 352 is a UK company law case, concerning the proper interpretation of a company's articles. It held that someone with the title of "managing director" has no special powers, unless the articles say them expressly.
Facts
Mr Holdsworth became the managing director of the textile company after a buyout. But then the parent became dissatisfied and purported to move his duties to a subsidiary. He sued for breach of contract.
Judgment
Earl Jowitt held that the position of managing director did not have some special company law meaning. So the appointment clause was broad enough that if he remained any old director, there was no breach of agreement.
See also
| Company constitution cases | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General v Davy (1741) 2 Atk 212 | |
| R v Richardson (1758) 97 ER 426 | |
| Pender v Lushington (1877) 6 Ch D 70 | |
| Automatic Self-Clean. Filter Ltd v Cuninghame 2 Ch 34 | |
| Quin & Axtens Ltd v Salmon AC 442 | |
| Barron v Potter 1 Ch 895 | |
| Hickman v Kent Sheep-Breeders’ Association 1 Ch 881 | |
| Southern Foundries (1926) Ltd v Shirlaw AC 701 | |
| Harold Holdsworth Ltd v Caddies 1 WLR 352 | |
| Bushell v Faith AC 1099 | |
| Attorney General of Belize v Belize Telecom Ltd | |
| Companies Act 2006 s 33 | |
| see UK company law |