Common causes of disputes include disagreements over:
- The company's strategy.
- The level of dividends.
- Salaries paid to shareholders who also work for the business.
- Dealings between the company and a private business owned by one of the shareholders.
- The price to be paid when a shareholder is bought out.
The problems can be particularly acute where one shareholder, or group of shareholders acting together, can override the wishes of a minority shareholder.
