We are often asked the question, particularly around the time of Annual General Meetings, the requirements of a company to provide its members with access to or copies of the Register of Members (“Register”) and, what is considered a proper use of the Register. Often it is the case that members will request a copy of the Register for the purpose of contacting other members to, for example, rally numbers to vote in a certain way on a particular resolution which is to be put forward at the AGM, or to commence a class action against the company, or to use the details to advertise a member’s business which is unrelated to the company... more