Dealing with Shares on a Shareholder's Death: The Plight of the Deceased's Personal Representative.

Journal Title: GATR Global Journal of Business & Social Science Review - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 1

Abstract

Objective This paper aims to examine the extent of the personal representative's duties and liabilities in dealing with shares on the death of a shareholder. The paper also analyses the procedure to administer the shares and the available options to the estate beneficiaries with regard to their entitlements to the shares. Methodology/Technique The discussion adopts the doctrinal analysis by examining the existing primary and secondary materials, including statutory provisions as provided by the Probate and Administration Act 1959 and the Companies Act 1965, case law and other legal and non-legal literatures relating to the duties and liabilities of the personal representative in dealing with the deceased's shares. Findings The discussion adopts the doctrinal analysis by examining the existing primary and secondary materials, including statutory provisions as provided by the Probate and Administration Act 1959 and the Companies Act 1965, case law and other legal and non-legal literatures relating to the duties and liabilities of the personal representative in dealing with the deceased's shares.

Authors and Affiliations

Akmal Hidayah Halim, Wan Noraini Mohd Salim, Halyani Hassan, Nor Azlina Mohd Noor, Azhani Arshad

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Akmal Hidayah Halim, Wan Noraini Mohd Salim, Halyani Hassan, Nor Azlina Mohd Noor, Azhani Arshad (2013). Dealing with Shares on a Shareholder's Death: The Plight of the Deceased's Personal Representative.. GATR Global Journal of Business & Social Science Review, 1(1), 25-32. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-185679