Corporate, Joint Venture, Shareholder and Partnership Disputes

Commercial Litigation — Our Services

We regularly advise on complex business disputes across a wide range of industries. Our approach is carefully tailored to meet the needs of each client. But in every case, it’s designed to be commercially sound and strategically strong.

Our focus is on providing clear, candid advice to our clients. We act for companies, shareholders, directors and partners, covering everything from unfair prejudice petitions and derivative actions by shareholders to joint venture and shareholders disputes and breach of duty claims against directors.

Most of our cases are international in scope, where main or ancillary proceedings may be taking place in other jurisdictions. There may also be issues of jurisdiction or the application of foreign law. We have particular expertise acting in cases where significant assets are at stake, and have successfully defended clients against potential multi-million-pound losses.

Our notable experience

A US$30 million shareholder dispute between investors in a collapsed oil and gas joint venture, with related criminal proceedings in Germany and Luxembourg and mutual legal assistance requests between EU states.
Acting for foreign corporate shareholders in a Commercial Court dispute concerning a joint venture, with related criminal investigation.
Representing investors/shareholders in a multi-jurisdictional dispute, including obtaining a worldwide freezing order.
Acting in an unfair prejudice petition brought by a shareholder investor in an investment management company, with in excess of £100 million under management.
Acting in a breach of duty claim brought against a director of a trading company by its liquidator (appointed by the Inland Revenue), in connection with supposed fraudulent trading, and in connected director disqualification proceedings.
Acting for the investors/shareholders in a $10 million unfair prejudice claim relating to an Anglo/American education joint venture.
Representing the Management team against a major insurer in a disputed $1 billion merger dispute.
Representing the appellant in a successful appeal from the BVI Court of Appeal to the Privy Council in what is now the leading authority on rectification of a company register.
Acting in a US$100 million unfair prejudice claim relating to oil refineries in Ukraine.
Representing a former director of a listed company in respect of a £200 million claim said to arise from misleading listing particulars.
Prosecuting and defending numerous claims for breach of fiduciary duties by directors, including for a listed company in a US$500 million claim and defending a former director of a football club.

Our specialists

Nicola Boulton

Partner

nboulton@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1659

Languages:

English

Nick Ractliff

Partner

nractliff@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1660

07920 005303

Languages:

English

Ben Davies

Partner

bdavies@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1651

07921 603481

Languages:

English

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