Having both directors and shareholders involved in running a business can have its advantages such as generating more ideas and opportunities that could consequently help the business expand quicker. However, it can also have its disadvantages, including a greater likelihood of differing opinions leading to Director and/or Shareholder Disputes.

For a business to operate successfully there should be a good and strong relationship between the owners of the company (its shareholders) and those that manage the daily running of the business (its directors).

Whilst disagreements are bound to arise from time to time, if the trust between shareholders and directors breaks down and a dispute occurs it can have a massive impact on how profitable the business is as well as its ability to trade, ultimately threatening its future.

Whether the shareholders and directors of your business are in dispute due to a director breaching their duties, a difference in pay or conflicting business interests the dispute resolution team at Rothera Bray can help. We have many years of experience in resolving disputes between shareholders and directors and understand the importance of settling any discord quickly and efficiently to avoid disagreements escalating further.

Why use Rothera Bray for Director & Shareholder Disputes?

We can act for both directors and shareholders.

We act for both local and national businesses in a wide range of industries.

We will work with you to assess the best option for resolving your dispute, depending on whether you are a shareholder or director, the nature of the dispute and if you are a shareholder, the size of your shareholding.

We can advise you on all available options for resolving the dispute, including Alternative Dispute Resolution.

We can also draw on the experience of our non-contentious commercial department to advise on drawing up a shareholders agreement if you don’t already have one, allowing any future disputes to be resolved in a quicker and less costly way.

We can advise on the terms of your company’s Articles of Association.

Where possible we will try to avoid court proceedings and resolve the dispute quickly and efficiently to allow all parties concerned to move forward.

We can draw on the experience of our other commercial teams to provide an optimum solution and advise you on other legal aspects.

We can help you with:

  • Company dissolution
  • Commercial fraud
  • Minority shareholder claims
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Breach of directors’ duties
  • Failing to act in the best interests of the company
  • Acting outside of the powers granted by the company’s articles
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Richard Bates

Richard Bates

Head of Dispute Resolution & Partner

Richard Bates leads the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team at Rothera Bray. Richard is a litigation specialist and can provide a wide range of services to both commercial and private clients.

Caroline Bowler, Equine Law Partner at Rothera Bray.

Caroline Bowler

Partner

Caroline Bowler is a partner in our Dispute Resolution team and an equine law specialist at Rothera Bray, which is the Official Legal Partner to British Dressage and The British Show Pony Society. She works from our Lace Market office and has been described as “one of the best equine lawyers” in the Legal 500.

James Carley

James Carley

Partner

James is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution department and is very experienced in dealing with commercial and personal litigation matters.

Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond

Partner & Head of Risk and Compliance

Richard Hammond is a Dispute Resolution specialist and mediator at our Lace Market office. Richard is also a notary public, processing client documents for international use.

Nicky Calthrop-Owen

Consultant

Nicky Calthrop-Owen is an Insolvency and Restructuring Consultant and is based at Rothera Bray’s Nottingham office.

Kendal Litherland

Kendal Litherland

Consultant

Kendal Litherland is a Consultant in Rothera Bray’s Dispute Resolution department and is based at our Lace Market office.

Tehri Sygrove

Terhi Sygrove

Recoveries Manager

Terhi Sygrove is a debt recovery specialist and head of the debt recovery department at our Lace Market, Nottingham Office.

Jade Belcher, Associate Solicitor

Jade Belcher

Associate Solicitor

Jade Belcher is an Associate Solicitor in Rothera Bray’s Dispute Resolution department and is based at our Lace Market office.

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Amrita Johal

Solicitor

Amrita Johal is a solicitor in Rothera Bray’s Dispute Resolution department and is based at our Lace Market office.

Millie Moreton

Millie Moreton

Solicitor

Millie Moreton is a Solicitor in Rothera Bray’s Dispute Resolution team and is based at our Lace Market office.

Tom Barry

Tom Barry

Trainee Solicitor

Tom is a Trainee Solicitor in our Dispute Resolution department and is currently based at our Lace Market office.

Eleanor Kivneen

Eleanor Kivneen

Paralegal

Eleanor is a Paralegal in our departments for Dispute Resolution for Individuals and Dispute Resolution for Businesses. She is based at our Nottingham Lace Market office.

Wendy Lawson

Wendy Lawson

Paralegal

Wendy Lawson is a Paralegal in Rothera Bray’s Dispute Resolution department and is based at our Lace Market office.

Safina Metcalfe, Paralegal

Safina Metcalfe

Paralegal

Safina Metcalfe is a Paralegal based within our Dispute Resolution department. Safina is based at our Head Office in the Lace Market.

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