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02 February 2023
Cayman Islands, Hong Kong
1 min read
2023 年 1 月 20 日,开曼群岛上诉法院就科威特港务局及其他公司 - 诉 - Port Link GP Ltd 及其他公司一案作出判决。
上诉的实质问题涉及有限合伙人根据《豁免有限合伙法》第 33(3) 条代表开曼群岛豁免有限合伙提出衍生诉讼的测试:
「如果任何一名或多名有权提起诉讼的普通合伙人无故未能或拒绝提起诉讼,则有限合伙人可以代表豁免有限合伙提起诉讼。」
开曼群岛上诉法院 (CICA) 维持开曼群岛大法院 Parker J 于 2021 年 11 月 25 日作出的一审判决。此外,CICA 确认《豁免有限合伙法》(ELPA) 第 33(3)条被视为独立的法定测试,只需满足此法定测试即可。有限合伙人提出衍生诉讼不需要满足其他衍生诉讼的普通法测试,例如适用于公司或信托的测试。
然而,CICA 认为:「『无故』一词必须带有『正当』原因的含义。立法机关不可能有意为任何原因做出决定,无论决策者多么受抑制或有利益冲突,都足以防止衍生诉讼。」
尽管 CICA 做出了决定,但有人指出,在决定普通合伙人是否「无故、失败或拒绝提起诉讼」时,有限合伙人和/或法院「可能会从考虑特殊情况(如确定在信托和英国有限合伙企业的情况下)是否存在获得协助」。然而,这只是一个可能有助于满足法定「无『正当』理由」测试的考虑因素。
除上述外,由于这是 CICA 审理的第一宗涉及第 33(3) 条的案件,法院表达了以下适用原则,这可能对开曼群岛的基金从业者和诉讼人有帮助:
奥杰与伦敦贝克·麦坚时律师事务所的团队一起在此案中代表成功的原告。David Allison KC 被委托在一审和上诉代表原告。
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