Sentences with phrase «shareholder claim against»

The prominent Aussie firm has secured backing from Litigation Funding Partners (LFP) to pursue a shareholder claim against wealth management giant AMP, which is accused of a slew of misdeeds, including a breach of its continuous disclosure obligations to investors....

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The settlement did not resolve the activists» claims against Fujifilm, which the shareholders have criticized for aiding previous Xerox management.

Shareholders are taking a stand against Dell's $ 24.4 billion leveraged buyout, claiming that the current offer of $ 13.65 per share is a steal for Dell, but a miss for sShareholders are taking a stand against Dell's $ 24.4 billion leveraged buyout, claiming that the current offer of $ 13.65 per share is a steal for Dell, but a miss for shareholdersshareholders.

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Litigation funder IMF is calling for aggrieved shareholders to sign up for a possible court action against Treasury Wine Estates, the owner of a portfolio of leading and iconic wine brands such as Penfolds, Wolf Blass and Lindemans, claiming «deceptive and misleading conduct» over disclosures around its troubled US business.

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Government prosecutors may be investigating 21st Century Fox for quietly settling sexual harassment claims against former Fox News chief Roger Ailes without reporting it to the media giant's shareholders.

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You agree to indemnify, defend, protect, and hold harmless Edutopia, and its successors, subsidiaries, affiliates, cobranders, contractors, employees, all third - party advertisers, technology providers, service providers, or other partners, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, shareholders, employees, and representatives, from and against any third - party claim, demand, loss, damage, cost, or liability (including reasonable attorneys» fees) arising out of or relating to

Pursuant to the Plan, the Company is also authorized to dispose of its remaining non-cash assets, on such terms and at such prices as the Company's board of directors, without further shareholder approval, may determine to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, to pay or make reasonable provision to pay all claims against and obligations of the Company, to make such provisions as will be reasonably likely to be sufficient to provide compensation for any claim against the Company which is the subject of a pending action, suit or proceeding to which the Company is a party, to distribute on a pro rata basis to the shareholders of the Company the remaining assets of the Company, and, subject to statutory limitations, to take all other actions necessary to wind up and liquidate the Company's business and affairs.

Our attorneys protect the rights of majority shareholders, officers, directors, managers, and partners against claims by minority shareholders and third parties.

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).

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.

In other work, the practice represented the state of Baden - Württemberg in a procedure before the Administrative Court of Stuttgart, defending the client against claims brought by Deutsche Bahn for the reimbursement of additional costs incurred by the construction project Stuttgart 21, and assisted the insolvency administrator of Infinus with the enforcement of shareholder loans totalling $ 320m.

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.

We also represent minority shareholders in claims against majority shareholders and corporate and partnership management.

His recent cases include defending the former President and majority shareholder of VAB Bank against charges of contempt of court (sole counsel); acting for Mercuria Energy Trading in its successful defence of a US$ 270 million claim by Citibank in one of the biggest High Court banking trials of 2014, acting for the Claimant in an on - going US$ 830 million fraud claim in the Commercial Court (Russian banking sector), a US$ 800 million joint venture dispute in the BVI and acting as junior counsel to the Claimants in Hulley & ors v.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is building a claim on behalf of BT shareholders and funders against the company over an accounting scandal in its Italian business.

Litigation funder Bentham Europe has selected Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan as its adviser on a claim by some of Volkswagen's largest shareholders against the company in Germany over the emissions rigging scandal the car maker has been embroiled in.

Many of its files will be familiar to regular readers of the national media, and include the $ 9 - billion Sino - Forest Corp. shareholder class action claim; an application against Rogers Communications Inc. and Chatr Wireless Inc. involving a constitutional challenge to the Competition Act; and a case concerning oil pollution in the Amazon in which the firm acted for Ecuadoran plaintiffs.

It awarded Davis Malm's clients over $ 220,000 in attorneys fees and costs incurred in defending themselves against the minority shareholders claims at trial.

Anton is currently instructed by a major private Russian bank in a fraud claim (brought under Russian law) for more than US$ 1 billion against former directors and shareholders and their wives: National Bank Trust v Yurov & others [2016] EWHC 1913 (Comm).

The RBS Rights Issue Litigation is the collective name for numerous claims brought against the ailing bank by former and current shareholders who purchased shares in the # 12bn rights issue just months prior to the bank's # 45bn Government bail out in 2008.

Edwin Coe LLP is best known for its work in representing large groups of consumers and shareholders as well as acting for small retailers on competition issues; it represented 50,000 Railtrack shareholders in their claim against the Government; 32,000 convenience store owners in their successful challenge against the OFT and the private shareholders in Northern Rock.

Won a summary judgment dismissal of a $ 20 million shareholder derivative claim against the chief executive officer and majority shareholder of a privately held corporation.

Our commercial litigation lawyers successfully defended the majority shareholders of a major New Jersey company against claims of minority shareholder «oppression,» as a result of a 13 - week non-jury trial.

2015 saw the total value of claims funded by Therium break the $ 5 billion mark with litigation and arbitration cases in the UK, Europe, Asia - Pacific and in the Americas, including high profile cases such as the shareholder group action against Lloyds Banking Group over the acquisition of HBOS at the peak of the financial crisis.

Representing an African Bank against claims for breach of a shareholders» agreement, including responding to and successfully defending an application for a mandatory injunction to transfer shares.

The judge accepted that the claimants» loss was refl ective but, following Giles v Rhind, held (at [45]--[50]-RRB- that BHL had been disabled from bringing a rectifi cation claim against D and his wife: in breach of the shareholders» agreement, D had required the inclusion in the compromise agreement of the «full and fi nal settlement» term.

Linklaters and Deloitte have pointed the finger at each other in their defences against the professional negligence claim brought by former Arsenal shareholder Lady Nina Bracewell - Smith over the sale of her stake in the football club to current majority owner Stan Kroenke.

Notable mandates: Acted for Soltoro Ltd. in connection with its successful disposition by plan of arrangement to Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.; co-counsel for Trillium Motor World Ltd. in class action against General Motors of Canada Ltd. and Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP; acted for Canadian Solar Inc. in connection with raising an aggregate of US$ 50 million in equity and US$ 100 million in debt financing for acquisition financing and working capital purposes; external counsel to the Regional Municipality of York, providing a wide range of municipal, real estate, expropriation, litigation, and commercial law advice and services; counsel to minority shareholder of a Nevis LLC worth more than US$ 500 million with respect to a claim for relief from unfair prejudice in litigation in Nevis and the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in British Virgin Islands, and in contemporaneous related actions in Belize and the United States.

The claimant, a shareholder in SHF, then brought proceedings against D claiming damages for breach of a shareholders» agreement to which they were both party.

Mélida began her career in private practice before becoming a U.S. government litigator — first at the Department of Justice, where she litigated claims brought by bank shareholders against the U.S., as well as in cases regarding public contracting disputes.

Pursuing claims against directors on behalf of shareholders where there has been questionable conduct by the directors (known as derivative actions)

Following the accident, the plaintiff then brought suit against DLN Enterprises, Inc. («DLN»), which owns the Tavern, and Richard Smith, the sole shareholder of DLN, alleging claims under Georgia's Dram Shop law, O.C.G.A. § 51-1-40, as well as negligent training and supervision claims.

He has acted in a wide range of matters including for example commercial / construction disputes, expropriation of real estate (against TransLink and others), professional negligence claims, debtor / creditor matters, shareholder disputes, insurance matters (including product liability), and lessor / lessee disputes (real estate and vehicles — including Personal Property Security Act and Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act matters), among others.

claims for shareholders» remedies against the company and / or other shareholders, such as the oppression remedy and derivative actions;

Abbie specialises in professional negligence claims (mainly against solicitors, accountancy practitioners and other finance professionals), general commercial litigation matters (including warranty, contractual and director / shareholder disputes) and insolvency matters.

Tom handles Dispute Resolution matters in a wide range of areas including breach of contract and warranty claims, director and shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, negligence claims against professionals, defamation, fraud and insolvency.

William Brannigan v (1) Spencer Style (2) David Pears (3) Mark Pears (4) Trevor Pears (5) Portobello Estates Ltd [2016] EWHC 512 (Ch) Successfully opposed a minority shareholder's application to continue a derivative claim on behalf of the company against four of its directors.

The plaintiff, a British Virgin Islands company with Venezuelan shareholders, alleged that the Venezuelan government had expropriated bankruptcy claims that a predecessor entity had against Lehman.

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.

Paul, Weiss secured the dismissal of nearly all claims against Alere Inc. brought by a putative class of Alere shareholders.

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

Acting for the former majority shareholder of a large Central Euroasian bank in relation to his claims against the government and its agencies running to hundreds of millions of dollars.

[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

While a significant part of his practice is dedicated to defending lawyers, financial advisors and insurance producers against malpractice claims, he also devotes considerable time advising lawyers and law firms on their ethical obligations and risk management tools, acting as outside general counsel to several of Chicago's many condominium associations, and representing the interests of family members and shareholders in disputes that arise within closely - held corporations... read full bio.

While a significant part of his practice is dedicated to defending lawyers, financial advisors and insurance producers against malpractice claims, he also devotes considerable time advising lawyers and law firms on their ethical obligations and risk management tools, acting as outside general counsel to several of Chicago's many condominium associations, and representing the interests of family members and shareholders in disputes that arise within closely - held corporations.

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.