Litigation privilege: Loreley Financing v Credit Suisse
When it comes to legal professional privilege, the parameters of exactly what is in scope can often be unclear including, until recently, whether or not the identity of persons authorised to liaise with solicitors, and to provide those solicitors with instructions, must be disclosed. In the case of Loreley Financing (Jersey) No 30 Ltd v […]
Share purchase agreements: providing a valid notice of warranty claim
Providing a party with an improperly particularised notice of warranty claim in the context of a share purchase agreement (SPA) can often give rise to a dispute in itself and, in some cases, even a potential basis upon which a claim can be struck out. This, in turn, can create unnecessary applications to the court […]
Company Money Should Not Be Spent on Shareholder Disputes
This legal update considers the case of King & Others v Kings Solutions Group Limited and Others [2022] EWHC 1099 (Ch) and one particular point which was highlighted in the judgment – whether company funds should be used to fund legal costs in a shareholder dispute. Background This appeal resulted from a protracted and intricate […]
When shareholders are unhappy with the information they receive.
Netflix is reportedly being sued in the US because its shareholders are unhappy with information they received. What can happen when UK shareholders are unhappy with information received from the companies they have invested in?
Confidential Information: Travel Counsellors Ltd V Trailfinders Ltd
This is the transcript to my latest Weekly Law Review vlog which is available on my LinkedIn profile and my YouTube channel. After a short break, I have chosen a case which was handed down on the 19th of January 2021. The case is Travel Counsellors Ltd V Trailfinders Ltd and it was heard in […]
Dealing With Commercial Disputes
On 28 November 2019, I was delighted to be invited to speak at the AMPS Power Connections Conference in Manchester. My presentation was a whistle stop tour of the litigation process in England and Wales. I explained that dealing with court proceedings can be unpredictable and expensive and that it is therefore important to get […]