Corporate analysis: In this case the High Court considered a provision in an option agreement which purported to give the company’s board an absolute veto over the exercise of the option. The High Court considered whether there was an implied duty on the directors not to act unreasonably, capriciously or arbitrarily in deciding whether to give its consent.
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