Fallouts inside a business are urgent because value drains while the argument runs. The right first move is almost never litigation; it is knowing exactly what your documents and the default rules give you, then negotiating from that position.
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If there is no written partnership agreement, the Partnership Act 1890 fills the gaps with defaults that surprise people: equal profit shares whatever each side put in, no power to expel a partner, and any partner able to dissolve the whole firm by notice.
Read the guide →Shareholder dispute in a private company?The main weapon for a mistreated shareholder in a private company is the unfair prejudice petition: where the company's affairs are conducted in a way unfairly harmful to you, the usual outcome is your shares bought at a fair value.
Read the guide →Directors at war in your company?Director fights are rarely one dispute: the same person is often director, shareholder and employee, and each hat carries different rights and different removal mechanics.
Read the guide →Any hour. It explains where you stand and books corporate, partnership & shareholder help for the morning.
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