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What is the Association of British Insurers?
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is the trade association for the UK's insurance industry. The ABI has around 400 companies in its membership....
Recent cases on derivative actions under the Companies Act 2006 – are fears of “activist shareholders” unfounded?
Background
A derivative action is an action brought by a shareholder on behalf of the company. Owing to the complexity of the previous law, very few derivative actions succeeded. When the Companies...
Cross Option Agreements – Protecting You and Your Business
It may not be a comfortable thought, but at some point a business may be confronted by the critical illness or death of one of its founders. Have you considered what might happen to your company if you...
Interpretatation of shareholder agreement
The High Court has considered a claim for a declaration as to the meaning of a price calculation clause in a shareholders agreement. The claim arose out a merger of two businesses. The parties had entered...
Kraft/Cadbury deal prompts calls for reform of takeover laws
Italian prison sentences for Google executives for user-generated material sends shockwaves across the Internet
Need advice on a compromise agreement?
Litigation project management - a new way of estimating costs
Computer games designer’s failure to disclose his previous ideas meant employing company owned them – Burrows v Smith, High Court
Computer games designer’s failure to disclose his previous ideas meant employing company owned them – Burrows v Smith, High Court
"Fit notes" to be launched in April 2010
As an employer, have you the right to defend your property?
Framework to provide greater certainty on tax policy
A good compromise?