Is your business facing allegations from a shareholder or partner, or are you a shareholder or partner excluded from management or unhappy with the actions of the directors? It’s important to get legal advice now to find a solution that avoids a costly court battle and potential reputational damage.
Our expert team will try to find a way of resolving your dispute quickly and cost-effectively without going to court if possible. Whatever approach is best suited to you, we’ll work with you as a team to get the result you want. The costs and disruption of a shareholder or partnership dispute can often be limited through early intervention, so it’s best to involve us early on.
Email us or call us on 01727 229314 and we will unravel the facts and take an innovative and strategic approach to help you resolve your dispute, either through alternative dispute resolution or litigation.
Get the best possible outcome for your shareholder or partnership dispute
Our specialist team of commercial litigation lawyers can help you to achieve the best possible outcome for your shareholder or partnership dispute. We’ll try to use alternative dispute resolution methods, but should it need to go to court, we have experience of representing clients in every level of court. We’ll support you through every stage, from preparing your case before it goes to court to talking you through your options if you are unhappy with the court outcome.
We work with a range of businesses and individuals, from small start-ups and entrepreneurs to large corporations in London and across the South East, on both the making and receiving end of claims. This allows us to be one step ahead and secure the best outcome for you and your business.
“They are all hard-working, commercial and pragmatic lawyers who go the extra mile for clients. The firm has a good collegiate culture and a modern settlement-focused approach to litigation.” The Legal 500 UK, 2023
“The team’s in-depth knowledge and experience is comparable to a London City firm.” The Legal 500 UK, 2022
Our team has experience in all types of shareholder and partnership disputes, helping both companies and shareholders or partners. Recent examples include:
- A £3m family-owned business in a highly contentious dispute against a minority shareholder that we successfully resolved through negotiation.
- Two director-shareholders of a tech company in a substantial monetary claim against another director-shareholder who made significant fraudulent expense payments where we reached a resolution that avoided it escalating to a much bigger and costly dispute.
- Success at trial for a minority shareholder following the transfer of company assets to companies connected to the majority shareholder.
- A minority shareholder on the dilution of its shareholding at the company’s request.
- A shareholder across a group of four companies with complex cross-claims and insolvency issues.