The Shareholder & Securities Disputes Forum

Networking & Registration
9:00

Chairperson's Opening Remarks
9:30

Litigation or Liquidation? Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Litigating a Dispute
9:40

• The difficulties of bringing a Section 994 petition
• Comparing current assets against cost of litigation, and when to advise putting a company into insolvency
• Preparing for contentious insolvency proceedings in case of further conflict

Exploring Realities of Small Business Disputes
10:25

• Establishing the commercial viability of shareholder disputes with value below 1 million pounds
• Navigating personal and family dynamics in settling business conflict
• Making decisions on corporate governance in the absence of robust or existing company articles

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:10

Discussing Pre-action Litigation Strategy
11:30

• How to maximize legal leverage when preparing for litigation
• Assessing prospects for settlement and negotiation
• Identifying privilege risks in the early stages of a dispute

Navigating Multi-Jurisdictional Shareholder Disputes
12:15

• Advising clients on their exposure around the world
• Advising clients where best to bring a claim
• Pre-empting claimants bringing claims in other countries
• Cross-border collaboration on defence strategy

Networking & Lunch Break
13:00

Leveraging Expert Opinion and Testimony Before and During Securities Litigation
14:00

• The role of economists in determining how the value of a security has changed
• The different types of share valuation
• Justifying positions of minority shareholders in unfair prejudice claims

Assessing Alternative Methods of Resolving Pre-Action Disputes
14:45

• When to use Mediation and Arbitration to resolve conflicts
• How available case law is defined by which cases make it to trial instead of settling pre-action
• Benefits of installing a Statutory Director

Networking & Refreshment Break
15:30

Discussing Group Litigation in Shareholder Disputes
16:00

• Evaluating ongoing shareholder class action cases
• The circumstances which allow for collective proceedings
• S90A FSMA, CPR 17.1, and other mechanisms of Group Litigation

Understanding Director Liability in the United Kingdom
16:45

• New ESG compliance obligations for corporate directors
• Avoiding a breach of fiduciary duties as a director
• Establishing personal liability of directors in neglectful conduct

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
17:30

End of Day
17:35