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Limited liability companies are owned and run by real people. Sometimes these people can and conflict with each other, leading to a director and shareholder dispute. A Company, however, is a separate legal entity – that is, it is distinct from its directors and shareholders. Problems and conflicts do arise, and often are resolved internally.
Recently, there has been bad news for minority shareholders in shareholder disputes. Partnership and Boardroom disputes concerning directors’ and shareholders’ rights are a core part of NDP’s practice. One particular area of interest is when minority shareholders are in dispute with the company, because recent judgements have all supported companies seeking to resist interventionist shareholders