Corporations can sue only by and through the authority of its board of directors. The stockholders, who are the owners, by law and necessity, are deemed to have turned over the complete management of the enterprise to their representatives who are called directors. If these directors, by default, unwillingness or breach of loyalty, do not take any action to protect the corporation from ultra vires or injurious acts, a stockholder, as an exception, can initiate legal action under the principle of derivative suits.
A derivative suit is defined as one brought by one or more stockholders in the name and on behalf of the corporation to redress wrongs committed against it whenever its officials refuse to sue, or are the ones to be sued, or hold control of the corporation (De Leon, The Corporation Code, p. 577). In cases of mismanagement where the wrongful acts are committed by the directors themselves, a stockholder may find that he has no redress because the former are vested by law with
SEC flags more unlicensed investment schemes
bworldonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bworldonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
সর্বোচ্চ দরে লেনদেন শুরু বারাকা পতেঙ্গার
bdnews24.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bdnews24.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
বারাকা পতেঙ্গা পাওয়ারের লেনদেন শুরু বৃহস্পতিবার
risingbd.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from risingbd.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.