Daniel Lightman KC writes for New Law Journal: Non-members and s 994 petitions: a novel approach

“You are a shareholder in a company but are then removed from the register of members. Can you go ahead and present a section 994 petition and pursue it to trial? If so, in what circumstances? Or must you first establish your locus standi by issuing separate proceedings seeking rectification of the register? The conventional view has been that you have to pursue this latter course. But that orthodoxy has been challenged by the landmark judgment of ICC Judge Greenwood in Re Contingent and Future Technologies Ltd [2024] BCC 22 , as Daniel Lightman KC explains in his new article for New Law Journal, “Non-members and s 994 petitions: a novel approach.”

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As part of a broad Chancery-Commercial practice, Daniel Lightman KC engages with challenging and novel issues of law and civil procedure, in particular concerning shareholder disputes (having appeared in a number of landmark unfair prejudice petitions and derivative claims), company law (including in matrimonial proceedings), insolvency, civil fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and professional negligence.

Shortlisted for Company/Insolvency Silk of the Year in the Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards in both 2026 and 2024 and shortlisted for Chancery Silk of the Year in the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2026, Daniel is recommended in Band 1 for Silks for Company by both Chambers UK, 2027 and the Legal 500, 2027 – and in Band 1 for Chancery Commercial by Chambers. Chambers UK, 2027 describes him as “A go-to silk for high value, complex disputes who leads the pack on shareholder disputes. He has great judgement and always furnishes reliable advice” and praises him for “constantly identifying innovative solutions to complex problems” and building “outstanding relationships with the wider legal team.”

Daniel has an extensive international practice, including current or recent shareholder litigation in the courts of Abu Dhabi, Bermuda, Cayman, Guernsey and Qatar, and a multi-shareholder arbitration in Hong Kong.