Shareholder agreements often include an obligation that the shareholders must act with “good faith” in their dealings with one another and with the company. However, what does that actually mean? In this insight, we consider...more
12/2/2022
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Breach of Contract ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Officers ,
Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Good Faith ,
Investors ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Shareholders' Agreements
On 5 October 2022, the English Supreme Court handed down its decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others.
This (as described by Lady Justice Arden) “momentous” decision principally concerns whether directors are under...more
10/11/2022
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Clean-Up Costs ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Creditors ,
Dividends ,
Environmental Liability ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Insolvency ,
Priority Debt ,
Shareholders ,
Subsidiaries ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court
FOREWORD -
On behalf of the new and expanding Goodwin London litigation team I am delighted to welcome you to our first ever ‘Litigation Insights’: a series of quarterly updates on important and interesting developments...more
7/28/2021
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Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Banks ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business and Property Courts ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Commercial Court ,
Confidential Information ,
Contempt ,
Contract Disputes ,
Court Schedules ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Dispute Resolution Clauses ,
Duty of Care ,
Duty to Protect ,
Email ,
England ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreign Arbitration Clauses ,
Fraud ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Joint Venture ,
Jurisdiction ,
Liability ,
Litigation Funding ,
Misappropriation ,
Mobile Devices ,
Parent Corporation ,
Personal Data ,
Public Interest ,
Reflective Loss Rule ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Subsidiaries ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trials ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Witness Statements ,
Witness Unavailability