Sentences with phrase «company shareholder dispute»
Shah v Shah & Mister Dee International plc (2011)(High Court)(family trading company shareholder dispute, including separate trial of property and company valuation issues)
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The dispute between Burrup Holdings managing director Pankaj Oswal and the company's 35 per cent shareholder Yara Australia has escalated after Burrup blocked an independent audit of its financial accounts.
A dispute between Tap Oil and one of its substantial shareholders has escalated after the operator of the company's flagship Manora oil development served joint operator Northern Gulf Petroleum with a $ 35 million default notice.
Chatchai Yenbamroong has fired another round into his dispute with Tap Oil, with a letter to the company's shareholders calling for their support in his proposed board spill.
A Delaware court ruled in favor of IAC / InterActiveCorp chief Barry Diller on Friday in a legal dispute with controlling shareholder Liberty Media, paving the way for him to proceed with a proposed spin - off of four company units.
Hall's firm has helped some of the business world's highest - profile companies and activists through raucous shareholder disputes, even representing Pershing Square Capital in its epic battle to install Hunter Harrison at CP.
In July 2010, a Delaware court ruled on appropriate inputs to use in discounted cash flow analysis in a dispute between shareholders and a company over the proper fair value of the stock.
Voting power analysis sheds new light on one part of this story — a dispute between the majority shareholder and the company over voting rights.
Tony focuses his practice on complex business and corporate litigation involving financial service institutions, real estate development and management companies, commercial and contract disputes, indemnification claims, shareholder actions, business transactions, class actions and D&O litigation.
Perhaps your group or company needs to be restructured, or you are facing disputes with shareholders or directors and officers.
He has acted in all types of company law disputes, including shareholder disputes, claims by and against directors, unfair prejudice proceedings and derivative claims.
He is regularly instructed on disputes concerning civil fraud and asset tracing, banking and other financial litigation, and company law disputes of one sort of another (including shareholder disputes or claims against directors).
Regularly represents majority and minority owners in closely held business disputes, including claims of freeze - out, misuse of corporate funds and mismanagement, and disputes regarding shareholder / limited liability company agreements.
As well recognized Toronto business lawyers provide legal services for all matters in Business Law, Shareholder Disputes, Partnerships, Litigation, Corporate Law, legal and strategic expertise including mergers and acquisitions, public and private company reorganizations, major transactions, corporate governance, directors» & officers» duties & liabilities, disclosure and business structuring.
He has a broad civil and commercial disputes practice, and in particular has extensive experience in areas such as banking, company (including joint venture and shareholder disputes), insolvency, trusts and estates, employment and real estate.
These include shareholder and partnership disputes; the investigation and pursuit of civil fraud claims against directors, employees and third parties; international asset tracing; professional negligence claims (including against office holders); Company law claims such as minority shareholder petitions (Section 994 Petitions) and specialist applications in relation to the conduct and control of companies; contract disputes; challenges to share sale consideration; and directors» disqualification proceedings.
Involved a dispute over the application of the rule against recovery by a shareholder of reflective loss, and a double derivative claim made in respect of a Cayman company with a BVI parent.
His commercial practice has involved disputes involving advising Company Directors, shareholders, partnerships, franchisees and franchisors and helping clients generally who have business or commercially related legal issues that need to be resolved quickly, efficiently and economically.
Acting for a multi-billion dollar company in a multi-jurisdictional shareholder dispute.
-- a shareholders» dispute involving a deadlock company in which one of the two shareholders sought permission to bring a derivative action;
Edward has recently acted in the second and third rounds of litigation between the parties to Moorshead Mansions v Di Marco [2008] EWCA Civ 1371 in relation to a dispute as to the ability of a tenant owned landlord company to raise money from its members as shareholders rather than raising service charge from them as tenants.
The former consists mainly of small - scale litigation work, including contentious insolvency business, commercial and minority shareholder disputes and Companies Court applications, along with advisory work for smaller firms.
Jeff has considerable expertise in shareholder's disputes, receivership law and reorganization proceedings under both the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) and the Companies Creditors Arrangements Act (CCAA).
Representing an overseas company in relation to a high value international shareholders» dispute, derivative action and fraud claim brought under the UNCITRAL arbitration rules.
David was also instructed on behalf of the Petitioners (led by Martin Griffiths Q.C.) in a major unfair prejudice petition involving a dispute between the shareholders in one of England's leading house builders and giving rise to questions relating to valuation of the minority shareholder's shares and pro rata vs. discounted valuation in the context of an alleged «quasi-partnership» company (the case settled on the first day of trial).
Our expertise spans disputes relating to joint ventures, derivative actions, unfair prejudice petitions, misfeasance, breaches of directors» duties, misappropriation of company funds, shareholder deadlock, breach of warranty and indemnity claims, shareholder leaver clauses and issues arising out of covenants.
the needs of closely - held companies and family businesses, and resolution of shareholder disputes
-- LCIA Shareholders Dispute: Litigation between a prominent Ukrainian businessman and businesses associated with a well - known «oligarch» in relation to the US$ 1 billion sale of a number of companies and involving allegations of the misappropriation of hundreds of millions of dollars of corporate funds through related party transactions.
Elektrim SA v Vivendi Universal SA & Ors [2007] 2 Lloyd's Rep 8: grounds for restraining by injunction an arbitration; as well as several leading cases dealing with interim relief in aid of international arbitral proceedings including Mobil Cerro Negor Ltd v Petroleos de Venezuela SA [2008] 1 Lloyd's Rep 684 (expropriation of Mobil's oil fields in Venezuela; successfully discharged worldwide freezing order for US$ 12 billion under s. 44 of the Arbitration Act 1996); ETI NV v Republic of Bolivia [2009] 1 WLR 665 (CA): (nationalisation of company; successfully discharged a freezing order obtained under s. 25 of the CJJA 1982 and s. 44 of the AA 1996 in aid of an ICSID arbitration); Telenor v Vimpelcom & Altimo Group (pre-arbitration interim relief in S$ 3bn telecommunications shareholder dispute); Yukos Oil v Rosneft (US$ 425m freezing order in support of enforcement of Russian arbitral awards);
His main area of practice is in commercial litigation, in particular, corporate and shareholder disputes, misfeasance by company officers, international transactions and employment.
Member of arbitration team that successfully represented company in dispute over costs of buying out minority shareholder.
Katharine also acts for investors in respect of regulatory breaches by their advisors and companies prosecuting and defending general commercial claims, including breach of contract and complex shareholder disputes.
He was instructed for the preference shareholders in the Barings Litigation; Law Debenture Trust Corporation Plc v Elektrim Finance NV and Ors (termination of trust bond under Saunders v Vautier rule); advised a major rock group (Queen) on a shareholder dispute; been instructed in respect of shareholder disputes in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands; recently advised on two separate schemes of arrangement under s. 425 of the Companies Act; recently appeared in the Turks & Caicos Islands on multi-million dollar breach of director's duties; acted in the US$ 3bn shareholder dispute between Telenor East and Vimpelcom and Altimo Group; acted for bank seeking to recover US$ 200m in VTB v Nutritek (Supreme Court judgment).
We also have experience in similar disputes between shareholders in closely - held family owned companies.
On the corporate commercial side, I incorporate companies including professional corporations, maintain minute books and carry out corporate reorganizations with input from my client's accountant, work with clients on shareholder agreements, shareholder disputes, purchase and sale of businesses and advise on various contractual arrangements.
He has represented companies in a variety of governmental investigations and has substantial experience representing owners involved in intra-corporate disputes, including shareholder litigation and close - corporation control matters.
His cases have included contested winding - up proceedings / shareholder disputes / protection; worldwide freezing and disclosure orders in respect of large scale fraud; company law, property and contractual disputes; trust disputes; breach of directors» duties / breach of fiduciary duties / recovery of assets; advising on Cayman Islands «STAR» trusts / transactions to defraud creditors.
Notable mandates: Counsel on Accor SA's sale of Motel 6 chain regarding Canadian assets worth about $ 30 million; litigation counsel to CourtCanada Ltd. in its multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the Ontario Government; acted in resolution of shareholder dispute in real estate holding companies valued at over $ 70 million; counsel to Harris & Partners Inc. in its capacity as CCAA monitor in restructuring of The Futura Loyalty Group Inc.; acted as vendor of assets of a Canadian company and U.S. affiliate valued at over $ 25 million to a U.S. private equity fund.
Litigating and mediating shareholder disputes, involving NJ corporations and limited liability companies.
Rolfe v Rolfe (2010)[2010] 2 BCLC 525 Appeared in a High Court trial on behalf of a shareholder in relation to a dispute over the composition of the board of directors of a company.
Clarifying expectations between shareholders at the initial stages of organizing the company can be the best way for the corporation to avoid drawn out and expensive disputes in the future.
His recent work includes Ocean Rig (acting with Michael Todd QC for the opposing creditors in a $ 3.7 billion Cayman Islands restructuring), TPD Investments (acting with Michael Todd QC in a shareholder dispute concerning the affairs of a company owning two of the UK's largest hotels) and First Names v IFG (acting as sole counsel for the successful claimants in the Commercial Court trial of an SPA indemnity claim raising several issues of Jersey company law).
I used to deal with the disputes in relation to the preemptive right of the shareholders during equity transfer, and major shareholders» expropriation; after the Company Law Interpretation IV took effect, the remedies available are clearer.
Edwardian Group Shareholders» dispute in a family owned private company which owns a highly valuable hotel group.
Teighmore High value shareholders» dispute litigated in Jersey in 2005 in relation to the company then owning the Shard project.
Company, commercial, equity and financial (including civil fraud) disputes, including: business disputes; company and share acquisitions and valuations; shareholder disputes; disputes with and between directors; rights and disputes over corporate assets and opportunities; fiduciary obligations; charges and other security interests; financial transactions; securitisation arrangements; disputed asset disposals; civil and criminal asset recovery claims; general commercial, banking and finance contracts; commercial agency; evidence gathering for claims overseas; joint ventures; and partneCompany, commercial, equity and financial (including civil fraud) disputes, including: business disputes; company and share acquisitions and valuations; shareholder disputes; disputes with and between directors; rights and disputes over corporate assets and opportunities; fiduciary obligations; charges and other security interests; financial transactions; securitisation arrangements; disputed asset disposals; civil and criminal asset recovery claims; general commercial, banking and finance contracts; commercial agency; evidence gathering for claims overseas; joint ventures; and partnecompany and share acquisitions and valuations; shareholder disputes; disputes with and between directors; rights and disputes over corporate assets and opportunities; fiduciary obligations; charges and other security interests; financial transactions; securitisation arrangements; disputed asset disposals; civil and criminal asset recovery claims; general commercial, banking and finance contracts; commercial agency; evidence gathering for claims overseas; joint ventures; and partnerships.
He also advises on the range of common issues for emerging companies, such as corporate structuring, IP licensing, equity incentive plans, and shareholder disputes.
In the matter of Beppler & Jacobson Ltd: Acting for the provisional liquidator (appointed in the context of an ongoing shareholders dispute) of a company responsible for operating a hotel in Montenegro.
He brings his vast experience of shareholders» disputes in the company context to this new area.
In addition to representing established corporations, the Firm thrives on representing startups, entrepreneurs, shareholders of closely held companies, professionals, corporate executives, and sales reps. TMB provides a broad range of services including advice and counseling, contract drafting, dispute resolution, and litigation in the following primary areas: