Singh v Patel - [2022] 2 NZLR 622

Tort — Conversion — Shares — Transfer of shares without knowledge or consent — Share transfer not registered in company share register — Filing of notice of particulars of shareholding with the Registrar of Companies recording share transfer — Whether filing of notice without shareholders knowledge inconsistent with shareholder rights — Shareholder still treated as shareholder by company — Whether divested of ownership or possession of shares — Ability to deal with shares — Companies Act 1993 ss 2(1), 84(1), 87(1), 87(2), 89, 90(1), 90(2), 91 and 373(2).

Companies — Shares — Conversion — Transfer of shares without knowledge or consent — Share transfer not registered in company share register — Filing of notice of particulars of shareholding with the Registrar of Companies recording share transfer — Whether filing of notice without shareholders knowledge inconsistent with shareholder rights — Shareholder still treated as shareholder by company — Whether divested of ownership or possession of shares — Ability to deal with shares — Companies Act 1993 ss 2(1), 84(1), 87(1), 87(2), 89, 90(1), 90(2), 91 and 373(2).