Founders Disputes

Dispute Resolution

  • Why Your UK Startup Needs a Founders Agreement: Avoiding Founders Disputes

    16 October 2024

    A Founders' Agreement is not merely a formality; it is a foundational document that fosters trust and clarity among co-founders. It outlines the vision, mission, and values of the startup, ensuring all founders are aligned in their goals.
  • Resolving Shareholder Disputes

    17 May 2024

    In the UK, the legal landscape surrounding shareholder disputes is complex. It is governed by a mix of statutory law, common law, and contractual agreements. Understanding this landscape is crucial for shareholders, directors, and corporate lawyers alike.
  • High Profile Litigation Success

    4 August 2023

    JPP’s Litigation Lawyer Jodi Tierney is very used to dealing with high value litigation but rarely do the cases spark interest from the national press. However, when the matter involves a renown Mexican artist and missing artwork, a case gains public interest.   Jodi successfully represented Principal Art S.L when a painting on loan was not returned. A summary of the case is as follows.   “In a London court, an art dealer, Esperanza Koren, has been ordered to pay…
  • Protecting a business in financial stress

    16 June 2022

    It is critically important that directors understand their obligations when their company is in financial difficulty.  Directors have a duty to understand the measures they can take to mitigate the risks. Companies that make decisions, sometimes painful ones, decisively and with the support of a good professional advisor tend to have a greater range of options and a better chance at recovery.   Key points:  A company may be insolvent on a cash flow or balance sheet basis.  Insolvent trading concerns…
  • Business-to-business disputes over poor after-sales service

    4 September 2019

    If your company has invested in new plant and machinery or IT systems, then the after-sales support is likely to be a key element of achieving a return on your investment. Given that you usually need to maintain a working relationship with the supplier, what are your options if the after-sales support is poor?
  • JPP Law to sponsor a London to Paris adventure

    26 July 2019

    The London to Paris adventure is a three-hundred-mile trip which starts in London, takes in some of England's finest country villages on the way to Dover, explores the stunning countryside of rural France before reaching the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It sounds idyllic until you realise that most of the journey is via pedal power only. Except for the channel crossing, the participants will complete the entire trip on a bike, over 4 days in September 2019.
  • The value of a non-disclosure agreement in keeping pre-contract negotiations confidential

    4 July 2019

    In the last few months, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) have generated a significant amount of negative press coverage as notable individuals and organisations have utilised them to conceal certain questionable behaviour.
  • Resolving a business insurance dispute

    1 July 2019

    When fire engulfed the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, people from across the globe rushed to pledge money to help fund the repair costs. It was a staggering show of generosity that will almost certainly see this iconic French cathedral restored to glory and will secure its future for generations to come.
  • Company options if a director breaches their statutory duties

    9 May 2019

    Company directors are subject to a range of statutory duties geared at protecting the interests of shareholders and, to a lesser extent, corporate creditors. Where one or more of these duties are breached the consequences for the company can be serious, particularly where share value is affected or irretrievable financial difficulty ensues.
  • Contract termination – securing the right to walk away

    9 April 2019

    When negotiating a contract it is easy to become fixated on the terms governing who will do what, by when and for how much. However, equal thought needs to be given to what happens if things go wrong and in particular your rights of termination.