Company

Advice on sensitive corporate takeovers and restructurings, or complex shareholder or accountants' negligence disputes, requires clear sighted intelligence, creativity and discretion. Just the qualities, in fact, for which our barristers are known.

Wilberforce Chambers can offer something else too. The solid grounding of all our members in equity and trusts provides the framework for a deeper understanding of the issues ensuing from breaches of the fiduciary duties owed to companies, equitable compensation, and the proprietary remedies arising out of wrongful disposals of company assets. Conversely, our knowledge of company law is often of great assistance in dealing with other practice areas.  Many commercial cases, for example, go smoother with an understanding of company law, while even private client, trusts and tax cases can benefit - for example, where trust property comprises shares.

Our members offer expert advice and powerful advocacy at QC and junior level in relation to a wide range of company matters. Examples include:

• Shareholder disputes
• 994 petitions (under Companies Act 2006)
• Derivative actions
• Share and business sale agreements
• Breach of warranty disputes
• Shareholder agreements
• Financial assistance
• Directors' duties and negligence
• Disqualification of directors
• Restoration of companies to the register
• OEICs
• Corporate insolvency - winding up, administration, CVA, receivership
• Accounting/audit negligence

Instructions come from large, multinational corporations, through to medium sized and small companies and their directors and shareholders. A number of our members have particular experience of company law disputes in other jurisdictions, including the Cayman Islands, Singapore and Hong Kong.

 
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