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Insights: Disputes

Director and Shareholder Dispute FAQs

Disagreements between directors and shareholders can be a major headache for any business. Whether it's clashing personalities, concerns over strategy, or allegations of wrongdoing, these disputes can quickly stall progress and damage the company's health. If you're facing such a situation, you're not alone.

Is Alternative Dispute Resolution now compulsory in legal proceedings?

The Court of Appeal has this week handed down its decision in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416. This was effectively a test case which centred on whether or not unwilling parties can, in appropriate cases, be forced to engage in a "non-court based dispute resolution process".

SPORTS BLOG: Is the European Super League still a possibility?

In April 2021 we heard about the formation of the European Super League. Most sports fans will probably recall this being a pretty shocking and at times confusing story. For many though those emotions were fleeting because the ESL seemed to die a quick death. But has it really?

An important clarification

The Court of Appeal has provided an important clarification on what is recoverable loss and how exclusion/limitation clauses should be interpreted.