Aitken Spence & Company Limited vs The Garment Services Group Ltd., et al. – SC CHC APPEAL 08/2005-2018

In the case between Aitken Spence & Company Ltd. and a group of respondents including The Garment Services Group Ltd. (GSGL), Dennis Day Limited, and Aitken Spence Garments Ltd., the court addressed the issue of alleged oppressive and mismanaged conduct in the management of Aitken Spence Garments Ltd. The proceedings examined whether actions taken by certain directors and the alleged removal of the CEO constituted oppressive management and if relief under Sections 210, 211, and 213 of the Companies Act No. 17 of 1982 was warranted. It was held that the application was properly instituted, the conduct of the Appellants rendered company management impracticable, and the interim relief granted was appropriate, reaffirming the principle that actions causing deadlock or operational breakdown in