Director and Shareholder Disputes
Protecting your interests when director and shareholder relationships break down
Litigation between directors and shareholders
Having both directors and shareholders involved in running a business can have its advantages, such as generating more ideas and opportunities that could 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. These can be harmful and costly to the business.
Our solicitors are here to help you resolve disputes amicably – and if all else fails – represent you in court.
Director/shareholder dispute resolution
For a business to operate successfully there should be a strong relationship between the owners of the company and those that manage the daily running of the business.
Disagreements are bound to arise from time to time. But 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.
Our business lawyers can help if the shareholders and directors of your business are in dispute over
- a director breaching their duties
- a difference in pay
- conflicting business interests
Our dispute resolution solicitors have many years of experience in resolving disputes between shareholders and directors. We understand the importance of settling any discord quickly and efficiently to avoid disagreements escalating further.
Why work with 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’ll 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, which will be less costly
- We can also draw on the experience of our non-contentious Commercial Agreements 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 also 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
Get in touch today for a no-obligation discussion of your problem.
A dispute between directors and/or shareholders can result in harm to the business. We’ll help you avoid that.
