Phew - it is 3 months since I last posted anything on the subject of boardroom bust ups and shareholder disputes. Too busy with my sleeves rolled up fighting battles on behalf of beleaguered clients!
Here are some things I learned in 2012 about shareholder disputes.
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For those looking for a more detailed analysis of some of the issues touched upon this blog I recommend the Boardroom Disputes - Practical Legal Issues Conference 2011. The conference is organised by CLT and takes place on 18 May 2011 in London.
My recommendation has everything to do with the fact that I am one of the speakers at the conference!
Following on from Vince Cable’s colourful language at the Lib Dem conference, it is not just big business which is prone to a touch of murkiness. It is often the case that a boardroom dispute or shareholders dispute can shine a light on business practices which flourish in the darker crevices in small businesses. This can often complicate resolution of such disputes. Whilst such misdemeanours are rarely decisive in determining the outcome they may have an impact on the value of any judgment or award. Accordingly, anybody potentially embarking on shareholder litigation should carefully consider what such litigation may reveal.
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A letter signed by a number of leaders of industry appeared in the Daily Telegraph on 20 October 2008 under the title “Now more than ever, we need women on boards”. What might this mean from the perspective of boardroom disputes? Does it spell the end of the macho boardroom brawling?
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Boardroom Disputes, Shareholders disputes | Ed Weeks | 
January 4, 2013 9:52 am | 
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