Sentences with phrase «unfair prejudice»

A number of unfair prejudice petitions following the dismissal and removal from the board of minority shareholders.

However, allowing a jury to hear evidence about a party's immigration status will most definitely carry with it the danger of unfair prejudice.

Acting on behalf of an entrepreneur in unfair prejudice proceedings against the directors of a tech start - up company.

Our dispute resolution team have particular expertise in minority shareholder and unfair prejudice disputes.

Recent experience in this area includes unfair prejudice petitions, claims for wrongful and fraudulent trading, applications to set aside statutory demands, validation orders and relating to void transactions.

However, a court may be receptive to a plaintiff's argument that they would suffer unfair prejudice by setting aside the judgment.

She also argued that she would suffer unfair prejudice if she was left unable to explain why she resigned.

Acting for a shareholder and director of a substantial family hotel business (with assets of hundreds of millions of pounds) in relation to proposed unfair prejudice proceedings.

In determining whether to grant the motion, the court will consider several factors including whether unfair prejudice will result if the court does not set aside the default judgment.

She is experienced in minority shareholder disputes and s. 499 unfair prejudice petitions and has dealt with a range of insolvency matters as well as diverse agency disputes.

Acting in a shareholders dispute involving allegations of unfair prejudice.

Interactive Technology Corporation v Ferster Claim for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, with freezing and search and seizure orders, with a related claim for unfair prejudice alleging blackmail.

Leading judgment from Court of Appeal on unfair prejudice petition in respect of a private equity LLP.

Senior associate Nicola Diggle is representing the shareholder of a national coffee bar chain in a dispute with another shareholder, who has brought unfair prejudice and breach of directors» duties claims.

He recently acted for Duncan Bannatyne, as majority shareholder, in the defence of a shareholder unfair prejudice petition, and related claim concerning the departure of the Managing Director of the Bannatyne Group.

April 2013: Instructed on behalf of a Jersey company in a large - scale arbitration involving allegations of unfair prejudice under Article 141 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991.

This is necessarily in order to conduct a meaningful cross-examination, without which would create unfair prejudice for the accused.

Acted for a shareholder - director in a long - running unfair prejudice action in relation to two English companies, which produced two important decisions in this area in the Court of Appeal (see [2013] Bus LR 753 and [2013] 2 BCLC 46), including acting as sole counsel at a consequentials trial and subsequent non-party costs proceedings.

The combination of Andrade's inability to speak English, and the suggestion that he does not have a social security number, exposes Andrade to the risk that the jury might leap to a conclusion about his immigration status, leading to the same risk of unfair prejudice as if Walgreens directly inquired about Andrade's immigration status.

Interactive Technology Corp Ltd v Ferster [2016] EWHC 2896 (Ch) Instructed in trial of shareholders» dispute involving unfair prejudice petition, breach of duty and trust claims (led by Andrew Thompson QC)

He was instructed as junior counsel in long - running unfair prejudice proceedings in the BVI and he has acted for shareholders in small and medium sized companies in England.

Sehgal v Sehgal Acting for the Petitioners on this substantial unfair prejudice petition concerning a company and connected partnership which operate a number of care homes worth several million pounds.

Andrew co-authors a leading practitioner book on claims by shareholders covering unfair prejudice, derivative actions, directors» duties and other personal claims which may be brought by shareholders: Shareholder Actions, published by Bloomsbury Professional.

However, when line jumping can be justified to avoid unfair prejudice to one's client, an expedited hearing request is proper.

«By their actions, it is self - evident that the objective of these government sources was to create unfair prejudice against Mr. Manafort and thereby deprive him of his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights,» wrote Manafort lawyers Kevin M. Downing and Thomas E. Zehnle.

Our efforts to rid film coverage of unfair prejudice go even further: we subject the film canon to the same uncompromising questioning.

In US v. Mitchell, No. 09 - 3041, the court of appeals affirmed defendant's conviction for money laundering conspiracy, holding that 1) the indictment was not so defective that defendant could not have reasonably understood the offense for which he was charged; and 2) defendant did not show that the danger of unfair prejudice substantially outweighed the probative value of certain tax information.

Successfully assisted the majority shareholders in a leading Italian online insurance aggregator (an English registered company) in opposing a threatened Unfair Prejudice Petition by a group of shareholders.

It is highly unlikely that there will be line of shareholders outside the High Court seeking to issue expensive unfair prejudice petitions.

We understand that motorcycle riders face unfair prejudices and we'll work tirelessly to make sure that you receive a full and fair settlement for your injuries and other losses after an accident.

«Particularly highly - rated for her advisory work on drag - along rights and her appearances in substantial unfair prejudice hearings.»

Re Charterhouse Capital Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 536; [2014] EWHC 1410 (Ch) Acted at trial and on appeal for successful Respondents in relation to private equity firm unfair prejudice petition.

Charterhouse Capital Unfair prejudice petition in a leading private equity business arising out of alterations to the articles to allow the expropriation of a minority stake by the majority stakeholders, raising complex issues of company law and valuation.

Unfair prejudice describes mistreatment like the squeezing out of a minority shareholder, failing to disclose related party transactions, paying dividends without a formal declaration, preferring some shareholders with management fees, and paying directors» fees higher than the industry norm.

Patrick also has extensive insolvency and corporate law experience, with recent cases including the Edgeworth Capital v Maud litigation arising out of the insolvency of the Ramblas group, owner of the global headquarters of Santander, and Re Guidezone Limited, a five - week unfair prejudice trial in the Chancery Division.

The Companies (Unfair Prejudice Applications) Proceedings Rules 2009 can be found here and the form the petition takes is shown in the Schedule.

Rheinallt Williams v Robin Williams & Ors: ChD (Companies Court)(Judge Jarman QC) 27/9/2011 Succeeded in establishing unfair prejudice at the trial of a petition concerning diversion of corporate opportunities and payment of excessive remuneration.

«[I] t is difficult for a trial judge to weigh the probative value of a video against the potentially unfair prejudice without first reviewing it.»

(Ga., filed August 31, 2017): Arguing the lower court erred by admitting CEO pay evidence because it creates extreme unfair prejudice and provokes a jury response based on passion and prejudice.

A multi-million pound claim on behalf of an existing shareholder and CEO against UK wide vocational training company based on unfair prejudice and breach of directors fiduciary duties

Re Mister Dee International [2009] EWHC 1902 (Ch) and [2010] EWCA Civ 1408 — successfully resisting a claim for unfair prejudice relief and the setting aside of a share transaction in a 3 week hearing and in the Court of Appeal.

Recently he has particularly been involved in a shareholder unfair prejudice claim, a breach of contract claim in respect of a business in Dubai and a claim for unpaid invoices under a construction contract which involves allegations of interference with contract and conspiracy to cause harm.