& C.C.C. page 148 note 44 Gore-Browne, para. 589. 80 Re Thomson, supra, may perhaps be supported on this ground. Registered office: Creative Tower, Fujairah, PO Box 4422, UAE. The case of Gluckstein v Barnes [1900][12] offers further authority on the point that a promoter is not entitled to undisclosed profits in his dealings with or on behalf of the company he is promoting. 96. 34Google Scholar; Shaw & Sons (Salford) Ltd. v. Shaw [1935] 2 K.B. 19 Re Kingston Cotton Mill (No. 586, 593, per RomiUy M.R. This information may affect the status of the transaction and the remedies available to Tidy plc. & G. 233, 253. page 129 note 50 Major v. Major (1852) 1 Drew. page 122 note 5 See Foss v. Harbottle (1843) 2 Hare 461 itself. Looking for a flexible role? Co. Ltd. [1925]Google Scholar Ch. 85(a) with art. 16 January 2009. Whether a person is a promoter or not is a matter of fact and not of law. 654, especially 672, per Bowen L.J. 1035, per James, L.J. 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