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Networking lunch

Introductory remarks

Provided by Elizabeth Jones KC, Head of Chambers

Directors’ liability to third parties after Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed [2024] UKSC 17

• Directors’ liability for companies’ torts: knowledge requirement.
• The rule in Said v Butt and its limits.
• Account of profits: rationale and availability of the remedy.

Directors Duties: “Misfeasant Trading” and Causative Dissonance

• The implications of the findings of “misfeasant trading” in the BHS litigation for litigators and those advising directors of trading companies.
• Issues of causation in relation to breaches of duty by directors.

Coffee break

Fielding on the boundary

• Unfair prejudice and remedies.
• Derivative claims.
• Just and equitable winding up.

Top tips for resolving company law disputes without the need for a trial

Testing the limits of limitation in unfair prejudice petitions post Zedra

• The implications of the Court of Appeal’s ruling in THG Plc and Ors v Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 158, [2024] 3 WLR 59.
• An interactive discussion of the pitfalls and opportunities to be found in the new limitation landscape around unfair prejudice petitions through the lens of a problem question.

Handouts: 

Problem Sheet - 'PROBLEM QUESTION – GRIN AND BEAR IT?'

Crib Sheet 

Issues in Shareholder Disputes: Information and Documents

The question of ‘who is entitled to see what’ can throw up a range of difficult questions during shareholder disputes. This interactive session will focus on:

• Potentially privileged documents, including the implications of al-Sadeq v Dechert LLP [2024] EWCA Civ 28 which practitioners should have in mind.
• Information/access rights for shareholders.
• The role of the company.

This agenda covers a diverse range of topics through panel discussions, audience participation, and interactive workshops.