Question 1 of 10

The claimant and defendant are in dispute over which of them is the legal and beneficial owner of the voting shares in a company, Levison Limited (‘Levison’). Last week, the claimant obtained an interim injunction without notice, which prohibits the defendant from exercising the votes attached to these shares at a Levison shareholder meeting which is taking place next week. The claimant’s main argument for the injunction is that the defendant was intending to vote at the meeting in order to push through a resolution that will benefit the defendant’s expansion plans, but which would disadvantage the claimant. The defendant’s position is that, as the claimant actually owns a majority share in Levison aside from the disputed shares, the defendant's vote would not have affected the outcome of the shareholder meeting. The with notice hearing is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Assuming the defendant's statement is correct, which of the following outcomes is most likely at the with notice hearing?