Harlowe's Nominees Pty Ltd v Woodside (Lakes Entrance) Oil Company Nl

JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
Neutral Citation[1968] HCA 37,1968-0621 HCA C
Year1968
Date1968
CourtHigh Court

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    • High Court (Singapore)
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  • Directors’ standards of conduct under the South African Companies Act and the possible influence of Delaware law
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    • Juta Journal of Corporate Commercial Law & Practice No. , August 2019
    • 16 August 2019
    ...but was referring to judicial statements — reflected in cases such as Harlowe’s Nominees Pty Ltd v Woodside (Lake’s Entrance) Oil Co NL (1968) 121 CLR 483 at 493 ; [1968] HCA 37 and Howard Smith Ltd v Ampol Petroleum Ltd [1974] 1 NSWLR 68; [1974] AC 821 at 832 (Privy Council) — which effect......
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    • 1 June 1999
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