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Shareholders’ agreements

Do you have a shareholders’ agreement? This booklet sets out why they are so important to any business owner and what you need to consider.

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Case studies

Commercial litigation

Achieving a highly favourable settlement for a shareholder unfairly treated by his fellow shareholders

Our client was a shareholder and director of a foreign exchange (FX) company who was disturbed by some of the actions of his co-directors....

Commercial litigation

Mediating between two shareholders to reach a resolution which satisfied both sides

Our client was an engineer who suspected that his fellow business owner was conducting competing business, separately drawing excessive sums, introducing associated parties as...

Commercial litigation

Settling a shareholder dispute with an offer which exceeded our clients’ expectations

Our clients were two former shareholders (and directors) of a business which had been acquired and disposed of by a larger company. They had...

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