Director & Shareholder Disputes – 2026 Virtual Conference
Daniel Lightman KC will be present “Tricks of the Trade: How Best to Bring or Defend Unfair Prejudice Petitions” from 11:10am-12:10pm on Thursday, 15 October, as part of the upcoming Director & Shareholder Disputes – 2026 Virtual Conference hosted by MBL.
Chaired by Ed Weeks, Partner at Cripps, this live and interactive virtual conference brings together expert speakers to equip you with the practical knowledge and tactical insight needed to navigate these challenges with confidence, whether you are bringing or defending a claim, advising a majority or minority shareholder, or helping clients stay out of the courtroom altogether.
This session will cover five hot topics: (i) how to bring an unfair prejudice petition if you’ve already been removed as a shareholder; (ii) seeking relief against third parties who have never been shareholders or directors of the company; (iii) key issues for determining the price to be paid for a petitioner’s shares: minority discount and the valuation date; (iv) claims and counterclaims by respondents to petitions; and (v) pleading issues for petitioners and respondents that arise and can be exploited in the specific context of unfair prejudice petitions.
Learning Outcomes:
- Gain insight into the ambit of sections 994 and 996 of the Companies Act 2006 and how that flexible statutory jurisdiction can be used to obtain the most appropriate bespoke remedy for a minority shareholder
- Learn about the proactive steps that respondents to an unfair prejudice petition can take to avoid a remedy being granted against them, to make the terms of any remedy as favourable to them as possible and/or to seek an indemnity or contribution from third parties
To register your place at the conference, click here.
