Sentences with phrase «duties against directors»

She has extensive experience of team move litigation and claims of breach of confidence and breach of fiduciary duties against directors and senior executives.

BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA [2016] EWHC 1686 (Ch) Edward Davies led by Joe Smouha QC and Andrew Thompson QC (of Erskine Chambers) acting for British American Tobacco on a claim seeking recovery of US$ 800 million in respect of unlawful dividends and / or damages for breach of duty against the directors.

Not exact matches

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential legal claims against the board of directors of Analogic Corporation («Analogic» or the «Company»)(NASDAQ GS: ALOG) regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of law related to the Company's entry into an agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Altaris Capital Partners, LLC («Altaris») in a transaction valued at approximately $ 1.1 billion.

Directors & Officers Liability Insurance indemnifies directors and officers against financial liability in the event of a claim regarding perceived failures in their performance and duties as Directors & Officers Liability Insurance indemnifies directors and officers against financial liability in the event of a claim regarding perceived failures in their performance and duties as directors and officers against financial liability in the event of a claim regarding perceived failures in their performance and duties as managers.

On August 25, 2009, The Pennsylvania Funds filed a class action lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda, purportedly on behalf of the stockholders of Avigen, Inc., against Avigen and its directors, alleging that Avigen's directors breached their fiduciary duties to the stockholders of Avigen in connection with the proposed acquisition of Avigen by MediciNova, Inc..

«From SWAT raids to simple calls and even visits to wrong addresses, we are seeing more and more incidents of officers using lethal force against a family pet, despite the fact that no officer has ever been killed in the line of duty by a dog,» said director Michael Ozias.

The change follows public outcry against MOCA's prior decision to leave the chief curator position unfilled, thereby consolidating curatorial duties to Jeffrey Deitch, the museum's director.

These duties apply to executive and nonexecutive directors and are not legally required to be set out in writing, although they are enforceable by the company; shareholders can act against any director that has breached their duties.

The suspended Bâtonnière of the Quebec Bar Association, Lu Chan Khuong, has filed a lawsuit against the association and its administrators to overturn the suspension and reinstate her until the court determines whether the association's board of directors had the right to relieve her of her duty.

Acting for a major international telecommunications company based in the Middle East in bringing proceedings against its former directors for breach of fiduciary duties and misappropriating company funds.

Med Mining and Minerals Limited v Nusantara: acted as sole counsel in a substantial Commercial Court trial (against leading counsel for both other parties) relating to the activities of a mining company in the Far East, involving claims for breach of directors» duties under Indonesian law.

acting for a group of companies in the Singapore High Court to claim against their ex-staff for siphoning off business in breach of their director and fiduciary duties

A British Columbia Supreme Court decision will likely make it difficult for former directors of a corporation to make a claim for duty of confidentiality against their former employer's lawyers.

Kelly acts for receivers and liquidators and assists with complicated receiverships and pursuing claims against directors of insolvent companies for breaches of directors» duties.

This case raised the important point of whether a company is obliged to indemnify its directors against liability to the company for breach of duty which caused loss to the company.

Carlyle Capital Corporation v Conway (2011 - 2016)[2013] 2 Lloyd's Rep 179 Instructed on behalf of the liquidators of a collapsed investment fund in substantial claims in the Guernsey Royal Court against the former directors and managing agents of the fund for breach of duty, misfeasance, negligence and wrongful trading.

Represented receiver in claim brought in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the directors and officers of AA Capital Partners, Inc., an SEC - registered investment advisor, in a $ 60 million claim for violations of ERISA, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and conversion arising out of alleged misappropriation and misuse of investor funds.

(b) When a claim is made against the condominium corporation and / or directors, the condominium's insurer may have a duty to defend the claim (and may have a duty to pay any judgment).

Autonomy Corporation Ltd v Lynch and Hussain Acting for HP entities in relation to a claim against former directors of Autonomy in a # 3bn breach of fiduciary duty and deceit claim.

Acted for the liquidator of a large insurance company in a Supreme Court claim in Australia against Executive Directors and Corporate defendants in relation to misleading auditors, the publication of misleading financial accounts and breaches of statutory duties and approximately worth AUD $ 500 million.

The video lecture Canada's Duty to Protect Human Rights: the case of Omar Khadr below was given to Pasifik.ca on October 9, 2008 by Gail Davidson, LLB Chair of Lawyers Against the War, and Founder and Executive Director of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada.

(3) RBG Resources plc v. Rastogi [2004] EWHC 1089 Summary judgment entered against directors for US$ 350m for dishonest breaches of fiduciary duty.

Platt v. Platt Ref: [1999] 2 BCLC 745 (first instance); [2001] 1 BCLC 698 (Court of Appeal) Acted at first instance and on appeal for the successful former shareholders in an action against a director who purchased their shares on the basis of misrepresentations and / or non-disclosure and / or in breach of his fiduciary duty.

Typically, such policies are written for the protection of directors and officers of companies and are sold by insurers on the basis that they provide «peace of mind» in the event that any allegation of malpractice is made against them in connection with their duties.

John is also regularly instructed to appear in analogous cases in the High Court and County Court such as claims in which a purchaser seeks to enforce post-contractual restrictions against a vendor of a business; claims to enforce duties of confidentiality; claims in which a company to enforce a former director's fiduciary duties; and claims under the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993.

Interactive Technology Corporation Limited v Ferster Acting for a company on claims against one of its directors to set aside a purported sale of the Company's assets and claims for breach of fiduciary duty (with Richard Snowden QC and Nigel Dougherty).

This duty to be reasonably prudent can not, in itself, ground a claim against a director.

Acting for Hewlett Packard entities in a # 3bn breach of fiduciary duty and deceit claim against former directors of Autonomy.

Cullen subsequently discovered that D1 had taken a personal interest in the German Opportunity and brought proceedings in its own capacity against D1 for breach of the shareholders» agreement and by way of a derivative claim against D1 and D2 for breaches of their directors» duties.

He has particular expertise in disputes between directors, claims against directors for breaches of fiduciary duties and actions involving minority shareholders.

[2017] EWHC 1586 (Ch) 2 week trial of claims against directors for breach of a shareholders» agreement, breaches of director's duties and conspiracy by unlawful means

These representations include prosecution and defense of claims against directors and officers for breach of fiduciary duty and cases involving allegations of fraud, fraudulent conveyance and preference.

Clifford acts in most types of commercial and insolvency litigation including Pre-emptive remedies, Minority Shareholder Actions, claims against Directors for breach of duty, claims for Unjust Enrichment or for Breach of Fiduciary duties, Shareholder Disputes, Partnership Disputes, claims under the Commercial Agents Directive, Directors» Disqualifications, actions for Breach of Confidence and Database Rights and proceedings to enforce Restraint of Trade Covenants.

Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP (PSW) brought an action for breach of fiduciary duty owed to creditors and shareholders against the former officers and directors of Tripath Technology Inc., a high - tech public company that filed for bankruptcy in 2007.

John Batter's practice focuses on the defense of public and private companies and their directors and management against breach of fiduciary duty claims and securities fraud... Read More

«The English Civil Claim is for the in personam remedy of compensation against Mr Antonov and Mr Baranauskas arising out of an alleged breach of their duties as directors, officers or shareholders of Snoras.

Matthew has been instructed both for and against office holders in matters that concern the fraudulent breach by directors of their duties and / or the dishonest involvement of third parties.

Born 1950; lawyer (1974 - 80); law degree from the University of Athens (1973); diploma of advanced studies (DEA) in labour law from the University of Paris II, Panthéon - Sorbonne (1977); national expert with the Legal Service of the Commission of the European Communities (1988 - 1990), then Principal Administrator in Directorate General V (Employment, Industrial Relations, Social Affairs)(1990 - 1994); Junior Officer, Junior Member and, since 1999, Member of the Greek Council of State; Associate Member of the Superior Special Court of Greece; Member of the Central Legislative Drafting Committee of Greece (1996 - 98); Director of the Legal Service in the General Secretariat of the Greek Government (1996 - 1998); Judge at the General Court of the European Union (1998 to 2010, President of Chamber from 2004 to 2010); Member of the Supreme Council for Administrative Justice (2011 - 2012); Member of the Special Court for Disputes relating to the Remuneration of Judges and of the Special Court for Actions against Judges (2013 - 2014); Member of the Advisory Panel of Experts on Candidates for Election as Judge to the European Court of Human Rights (2014 - 2015); Member of the Committee responsible for giving an Opinion on Candidates» Suitability to perform the Duties of Judge at the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (2012 - 2015); Lecturer in European Law at the National School for the Judiciary (1995 - 1996 and 2012 - 2015); Judge at the Court of Justice since 7 October 2015.

Won a plaintiff's judgment of $ 23 + million for medical device company after two - week trial in Northern District of California against former director for breach of fiduciary duty.

This on - going and well publicised case concerns a challenge brought by shareholders of Lloyds Banking Group against the directors of the bank for alleged breaches of various duties the shareholders claimed the directors owed them.

These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty.

We have successfully represented officers and directors of banks, mortgage lenders (including those specializing in subprime loans), and other financial institutions in connection with regulatory matters and complaints brought against them arising from allegations of failure to observe their fiduciary duties, alleged fraud, alleged predatory lending practices, and other matters arising from their respective roles in guiding and leading the efforts in the marketplace of their institutions.

Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (D&O): Coverage for directors and officers of firms or organizations against liability claims arising out of alleged errors in judgment, breaches of duty, and wrongful acts related to their organizational acDirectors and Officers Liability Insurance (D&O): Coverage for directors and officers of firms or organizations against liability claims arising out of alleged errors in judgment, breaches of duty, and wrongful acts related to their organizational acdirectors and officers of firms or organizations against liability claims arising out of alleged errors in judgment, breaches of duty, and wrongful acts related to their organizational activities.

• Answers telephones and gives information to callers, take messages, or transfers calls to proper individuals • Greets visitors or callers, and handles their inquiries or directs to them to the appropriate persons according to their needs • Arranges and coordinates all executive reservations and ensures proper amenities are prepared before arrival • Creates and maintains paper and electronic files, databases and documents • Researches and prepares daily casino news clips for distribution to executives using a variety of research methods • Performs routine administrative tasks; distributes customer letters / feedback to appropriate departments and logs all complaints for executive review; receives and distributes department mail; orders and stocks all office supplies • Assists Assistant to the President or Executive Assistants with special projects as needed • Prepares and audits designated Directors expense reports for credit card usage against receipts and invoices for accuracy • Performs other duties as assigned