Disputes between shareholders of a private company are commonplace, which is probably not that surprising when you consider that shareholders’ interests will diverge over time.

Disputes among directors are sadly extremely common. Individuals are often accustomed to being in control of a business and disputes can arise; whether due to future strategy; the conduct of another director or for a number of other reasons.

Many business relationships involve one party (known as the principal) giving authority to another party (the agent) to act on their behalf.

Our niche team of tax litigation solicitors specialise in high value and complex tax and financial products litigation.

Disputes over joint ventures are different to from many other corporate disputes. If there is a Joint Venture (JV) Agreement, the parties to a joint venture may be in dispute over its terms.

Our financial dispute solicitors specialise in high value and complex pension, tax and financial products litigation. Dispute avoidance and early resolution of disputes is a large part of our practice. Our solutions meet our client’s objectives and needs.

There is usually a great deal of excitement around a corporate acquisition, but regrettably our lawyers deal with a lot of disputes arising from these deals, many of which would have been avoided if litigators had been involved at the outset to advise on the risks (and remedies) around company sales and purchases.

Our intellectual property solicitors advise businesses and individuals on how to protect and seek resolution when there is an IP infringement including patents, trade marks, design and copyright litigation.

Before you can make any decision as to whether you wish to engage in resolving a dispute and/or pursue or defend litigation, you will need to understand how much the process will cost, when fees will need to be paid and the options for funding the likely costs.

Our experience is that insurers are quick to decline cover but, on a more careful evaluation of the claim and the applicable legal and regulatory obligations, insurance can be reinstated and claims paid.