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“Lights. Camera. Action!” – Re Motion Picture Capital and standing for minority shareholders to bring unfair prejudice petitions
Fiona Simpson
When directors disagree it can damage the business of the company and prove highly stressful for those involved. If you are seeking to find a way forward, our dispute resolution team has extensive experience in resolving business disputes quickly and effectively.
Click here to see our answers to frequently asked questions relating to director disputes.
Director disputes arise for a range of reasons. All company directors have a number of duties, including a duty to promote the success of the company. Directors disagreeing over the management of the company and how to promote its success can lead to disputes in the boardroom, particularly where there are misgivings as to whether the board is acting properly. Conflicts of interest and suspicions that a fellow director may be misappropriating company funds or otherwise acting improperly also frequently give rise to disputes.
We act for directors and companies, ranging from small companies through to PLCs, and are experienced in dealing with a wide range of disputes, including:
- Breach of fiduciary duty claims for and against directors
- Fraud related disputes for and against directors
- Conflicts of interest
- Dismissing a director
- Director misfeasance claims
- Defending disqualification proceedings
- Earn out disputes
- Disputes between directors relating to insolvency/winding up
- Deadlocked board of directors
- Activist shareholders
- Restrictive covenant disputes
We are able to provide directors with well-rounded advice to address the many issues they may face by working alongside our other specialist teams including Corporate and Commercial, Employment and Immigration. We also have particular expertise regarding criminal and regulatory issues. Please see our Directors and Officers page for more information.
We have the strategic expertise to advise on when and how to litigate and whether to engage in alternative means of dispute resolution where appropriate, including arbitration, mediation and round table settlement discussions. We recognise that commercial clients are concerned about the financial and reputational consequences of being involved in a dispute. We provide costs advice and consider with our clients various litigation funding options.
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