Is a derivative action not in the company’s best interests?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Holdyk v. Adolph, 2010 BCSC 1411 (CanLII):
A derivative action is not in the company’s best interests where the proposed action is essentially a dispute among shareholders. In Maxwell v. Schuman, 2005 BCSC 1430, Rice J. held:
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