Aberdeen Asset Management v Fraser & Neave: Oppression of Minority Shareholders

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd and Another brought a case against Fraser & Neave Limited and Others. The case was heard in the Court of Appeal of Singapore on 11 October 2001. The primary legal issue concerned the oppression of minority shareholders. The court's ultimate decision is not mentioned in the provided text.

1. Case Overview

1.1 Court

Court of Appeal

1.2 Outcome

No outcome is mentioned in the provided text.

1.3 Case Type

Civil

1.4 Judgment Type

Judgment

1.5 Jurisdiction

Singapore

1.6 Description

Appeal regarding oppression of minority shareholders in Fraser & Neave Limited. Aberdeen Asset Management sought relief. Court of Appeal decision.

1.7 Decision Date

10 October 2001

2. Parties and Outcomes

Party Name	Role	Type	Outcome	Outcome Type	Counsels
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd	Applicant, Respondent	Corporation		Other	Davinder Singh of Drew & Napier Hri Kumar of Drew & Napier
Fraser & Neave Limited	Applicant, Respondent	Corporation		Other	Chew Kei-Jin of Tan Rajah & Cheah Chelva Rajah of Tan Rajah & Cheah Moiz Haider Sithawalla of Tan Rajah & Cheah Imran Hamid Khwaja of Tan Rajah & Cheah

3. Judges

Judge Name	Title	Delivered Judgment
Chao Hick Tin	Justice of Appeal	Yes
L P Thean	Justice of Appeal	No
Yong Pung How	Chief Justice	No

4. Counsels

Counsel Name	Organization
Davinder Singh	Drew & Napier
Hri Kumar	Drew & Napier
Chew Kei-Jin	Tan Rajah & Cheah
Chelva Rajah	Tan Rajah & Cheah
Moiz Haider Sithawalla	Tan Rajah & Cheah
Imran Hamid Khwaja	Tan Rajah & Cheah

4. Facts

5. Formal Citations

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd and Another v Fraser & Neave Limited and Others, CA 600057/2001, [2001] SGCA 66

6. Timeline

Date	Event
2001-10-11	Decision Date

7. Legal Issues

Oppression of Minority Shareholders
- Outcome: The court's ruling on this issue is not mentioned in the provided text.
- Category: Substantive

8. Remedies Sought

No remedies sought

9. Cause of Actions

Oppression of Minority Shareholders

10. Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

11. Industries

No industries specified

12. Cited Cases

Case Name	Court	Affirmed	Citation	Jurisdiction	Significance
No cited cases

13. Applicable Rules

Rule Name
No applicable rules

14. Applicable Statutes

Statute Name	Jurisdiction
No applicable statutes

15. Key Terms and Keywords

15.1 Key Terms

Minority Shareholders
Oppression

15.2 Keywords

shareholders
corporate law
Fraser and Neave
Aberdeen Asset Management

17. Areas of Law

Area Name	Relevance Score
Corporate Law	50
Banking and Finance	40
Business Law	30

16. Subjects

Corporate Governance
Shareholder Disputes