The Law of Limited Liability Partnerships and The Law & Practice of Shareholders’ Agreements Book Launch
On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, Serle Court is excited to host a joint book launch celebrating the publication of The Law of Limited Liability Partnerships, Sixth Edition and The Law and Practice of Shareholders’ Agreements, Sixth Edition. The launch will take place as a canapé and drinks reception at The Royal College of Surgeons, in the Library and Erasmus Wilson Rooms, from 18:00–22:00 (GST).
About the Books
The Law of Limited Liability Partnerships, Sixth Edition
This leading text contains a penetrating analysis of problem areas, as well as practical guidance. Whittaker and Machell on the Law of Limited Liability Partnerships comprehensively sets out the law of limited liability partnerships in England and Wales.
For legal practitioners and other professionals advising on the incorporation of an LLP, and on any of the legal and taxation aspects of carrying on a business through the medium of an LLP, The Law of Limited Liability Partnerships is a ‘must have’ purchase.
Thomas Braithwaite, Jennifer Haywood, Matthew Morrison KC, Jennifer Meech, Adil Mohamedbhai, Lara Kuehl, Emma Hargreaves, Andrew Gurr and Matthew Innes from Serle Court have all contributed to this edition; along with Clare Murray, Sarah Chilton and Beth Hale, assisted by Emma Bartlett, Emma Sangeelee and Anaya Price of CM Murray LLP; James Knott, Albert Sampson, Lara Hassell-Hart and Zara McGlone of 4 Stone Buildings; Jitendra Patel and Neil Williams of BDO LLP; Marika Lemos KC; Ben Hobden and Greg Coburn of Harney Westwood & Riegels; Raza Mithani of Conselis Law; Gareth Bell and Wayne Atkinson of Collas Crill; Martin Paul of Bedell Cristin; and Ali Adamjee of Chambers of Sir Hamid Moollan KC.
The Law & Practice of Shareholders’ Agreements, Sixth Edition
Now in its sixth edition, this popular, fully updated title explains the law on shareholders’ agreements in a clear and comprehensible style. It guides the reader through issues to consider when drafting a shareholders’ agreement, highlighting the commercial issues facing the client and ultimately the draftsmen.
It examines how shareholders can enforce their rights should a dispute arise, and in the event of insolvency or other reason for termination. It contains a number of precedents likely to be of use to those drafting, or advising in relation to shareholders’ agreements.
Jennifer Haywood, Gareth Tilley, Jonathan McDonagh and Max Marenbon of Serle Court have contributed to this edition by updating several chapters as Christopher Ryan has retired.
To purchase your copies
The Law of Limited Liability Partnerships, Sixth Edition is available to purchase from Bloomsbury Professional using this link – Whittaker and Machell on the Law of Limited Liability Partnerships: : John Machell KC: Bloomsbury Professional – Bloomsbury Professional.
The Law and Practice of Shareholders’ Agreements, Sixth Edition is available to purchase from LexisNexis using this link – Reece & Ryan: The Law and Practice of Shareholders’ Agreements Sixth edition | LexisNexis UK.
Related Barristers
John Machell KC has a broad commercial chancery practice, with particular experience in large-scale litigation involving trusts, fiduciary/director duties, and fraud, particularly with an international dimension.
John is regarded as one of the leading partnership and LLP silks and has experience of a wide range of both contentious and non-contentious matters across the whole range of business sectors. A large part of his work involves issues arising from the use of partnerships and LLPs in hedge fund and private equity structures; in international commercial group structures; and as part of wealth planning strategies.
A substantial part of John’s practice is offshore, and he has appeared in the courts of Grand Cayman, the British Virgin Islands, and Bermuda on several occasions in recent years.
John Machell KC
Call: 1993
Silk: 2012
Matthew Morrison KC has a broad commercial chancery practice, with particular expertise in civil fraud, company and partnership disputes, and insolvency litigation.
Described by Chambers UK 2027 as an “outstanding barrister” who is “technically brilliant, fantastic with clients and someone whose cross-examination is exceptional”, Matthew regularly appears in the High Court and Court of Appeal and has acted in proceedings before the Grand Court and Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI), the Supreme Court of Gibraltar, the Isle of Man High Court of Justice and the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts. He also has significant experience assisting advocates before the Royal Courts of Jersey and Guernsey. He is generally admitted to the BVI Bar and is currently admitted ad hoc on a number of matters in the Cayman Islands.
Matthew is an established legal author. He has written widely read PLC practice notes on minority shareholder remedies and edits chapters on directors’ duties and disqualification, and insolvency, in Gore-Browne, Butterworths Corporate Law Service, Tolley’s Company Law Service and Tolley’s Company Law Handbook; and on unfair prejudice, misfeasance and disqualification in the Law of Limited Liability Partnerships (Whittaker and Machell (6th ed.), 2026).
Matthew Morrison KC
Call: 2004
Silk: 2025
Thomas Braithwaite
Call: 1998
Jennifer Haywood
Call: 2001
Gareth Tilley
Call: 2007
Jennifer Meech
Call: 2008
Adil Mohamedbhai
Call: 2010
Jonathan McDonagh
Call: 2011
Lara Kuehl is a commercial and chancery junior specialising in high-value disputes in England and Wales and offshore. Her practice encompasses commercial litigation and arbitration, company law, restructuring and insolvency, property litigation and civil fraud.
Lara is ranked across five practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Commercial Chancery, Insolvency and Restructuring, Company and Property Litigation, in Chambers UK, Chambers Global, Legal 500 and Lexology UK Bar.
Highly regarded for her advocacy, Lara acts as lead or sole counsel in most cases, frequently appearing unled against senior juniors and KCs. She is equally experienced as junior counsel alongside senior barristers from within and outside chambers in complex domestic and international disputes.
Alongside her private practice, Lara undertakes work for the UK Government. She is a member of the Attorney General’s B Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown, representing the Government in commercial, property, company and insolvency matters.
Before transferring to the English Bar, Lara practised as a solicitor in the London commercial disputes teams at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP. From 2013 to 2015, she practised as a Cayman Islands attorney in the Dispute Resolution and Insolvency group at Maples and Calder, gaining offshore experience.
Lara Kuehl
Call: 2012
Emma Hargreaves
Call: 2012
Max Marenbon is a commercial chancery barrister specialising in civil fraud, company and insolvency disputes. He is recognised by the Legal 500 directory as a ‘Leading Junior’ at the London Bar and a ‘Rising Star’ in the Middle East.
Max has appeared as sole counsel in significant cases, including a leading authority on the English courts’ jurisdiction to grant worldwide freezing orders against third parties. He has assisted with cases at all appellate levels. His Middle East practice is centred on the courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
He is interested in how the law treats new ways of doing business, has experience of cryptocurrency-related litigation, and is growing a practice in artificial intelligence litigation. He has acted as sole advocate in AI-related cases in the UK and Middle East, including the leading ADGM authority on the use of AI-generated documents in litigation.
Appointed to the UK Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown in 2024, Max previously qualified as a solicitor at a leading City firm and served as judicial assistant to Lord Wilson at the UK Supreme Court.
Max Marenbon
Call: 2020
Andrew Gurr
Call: 2020
Matthew Innes
Call: 2022
