Corporate Disputes & Enforcement
When a deal, a shareholding or a contract goes wrong.
Deals do not always hold. We act when they do not — shareholder and oppression disputes, warranty and indemnity claims after a sale, and urgent injunctions — and we bring the enforcement view into the room while a deal is still being drafted.
The best dispute is the one the drafting prevented. Because our disputes partners sit alongside the deal teams, the warranties, the reserved matters and the deadlock provisions are written by people who know how they get litigated. When a dispute does arrive, we act quickly and commercially, with a clear view of what a win is actually worth.
What we do
- Shareholder, oppression and derivative disputes under the Companies Act 2016
- Post-completion warranty, indemnity and earn-out claims
- Joint-venture and partnership breakdowns, and deadlock
- Urgent injunctive relief — asset-preservation, restraining and mandatory injunctions
- Commercial contract disputes and debt recovery
- Enforcement of judgments and awards, and winding-up
Typical matters
- A minority-oppression petition under s.346 of the Companies Act 2016 seeking a fair-value buy-out.
- A post-completion warranty claim on a share sale, argued largely on the disclosure documents.
- An urgent injunction to preserve a company’s assets pending the trial of a shareholder dispute.
- A joint-venture deadlock resolved through a contractual exit mechanism rather than litigation.
Who it is for
Shareholders, companies, buyers and sellers who find themselves in dispute after a deal — and boards that want the enforcement view built into a deal before it is signed.
Frequently asked
What is an oppression claim?
Section 346 of the Companies Act 2016 lets a member complain that the company’s affairs are being conducted in a way that unfairly disregards or is oppressive to their interests — commonly a minority shareholder squeezed out of information, dividends or management. The usual remedy is an order that the majority buy out the minority at a fair value. These disputes turn on the understanding on which the company was formed, so early evidence matters.
Something has gone wrong on a deal — how fast do we need to move?
Often very fast. If assets are at risk, an injunction has to be sought urgently and on strong evidence. Even where there is no emergency, limitation periods and contractual time-bars run. Send us the documents early; we will tell you within a day whether there is a matter worth pursuing.
Have a corporate disputes question?
Whether you are incorporating, raising a round, buying a business or heading for an exit, the first conversation is on us. Send a short outline and the right partner will respond within one working day.