The Shareholder & Securities Disputes Forum

Networking & Registration
9:00

Chairperson's Opening Remarks
9:30

Keynote Speech
9:40

Litigation or Liquidation? Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Litigating a Dispute
10:10

• 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

Networking & Refreshment Break
10:50

Exploring Realities of Small Business Disputes
11:10

• 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

Discussing Pre-trial Litigation Strategy
11:50

• How to maximize legal leverage when preparing for litigation
• Knowing what your prospects for settlement and negotiation are
• Understanding privilege in document disclosure

Networking & Lunch Break
12:30

Navigating Multi-Jurisdictional Shareholder Disputes
13:30

• Advising clients on their exposure around the world
• Pre-empting claimants bringing claims in other countries
• Cross-border collaboration on defence strategy

Leveraging Expert Opinion and Testimony Before and During Securities Litigation
14:10

• 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

Networking & Refreshment Break
14:50

Assessing Alternative Methods of Resolving Pre-Action Disputes
15:20

• 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

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
16:40

• 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
17:20

End of Day
17:30