(1) A person referred to in paragraph 236(1)(a) may apply to the Court for leave to bring, or to intervene in, proceedings. (2) The Court must grant the application if it is satisfied that:

(a)

it is probable that the company will not itself bring the proceedings, or properly take responsibility for them, or for the steps in them; and

(b)

the applicant is acting in good faith; and

(c)

it is in the best interests of the company that the applicant be granted leave; and

(d)

if the applicant is applying for leave to bring proceedings—there is a serious question to be tried; and

(e)

either:

(i)

at least 14 days before making the application, the applicant gave written notice to the company of the intention to apply for leave and of the reasons for applying; or

(ii)

it is appropriate to grant leave even though subparagraph (i) is not satisfied.

(3) A rebuttable presumption that granting leave is not in the best interests of the company arises if it is established that:

(a)

the proceedings are:

(i)

by the company against a third party; or

(ii)

by a third party against the company; and

(b)

the company has decided:

(i)

not to bring the proceedings; or

(ii)

not to defend the proceedings; or

(iii)

to discontinue, settle or compromise the proceedings; and

(c)

all of the directors who participated in that decision:

(i)

acted in good faith for a proper purpose; and

(ii)

did not have a material personal interest in the decision; and

(iii)

informed themselves about the subject matter of the decision to the extent they reasonably believed to be appropriate; and

(iv)

rationally believed that the decision was in the best interests of the company.