An Unfair Prejudice Petition, contained within Sections 994 to 996 of the Companies Act 2006, is a legal mechanism available to a minority shareholder (the ‘Petitioner’) to challenge unfair treatment. It provides an opportunity for the Petitioner to seek a fair resolution through a statutory remedy which offers relief for ‘unfairly prejudicial’ conduct.
Written by
Laura Mackain-Bremner
and
Paige Skudder
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Our agricultural disputes team has a national reputation for its experience and expertise in advising farmers, farming businesses, landed estates and land owners on a wide range of contentious matters.
This is a rapidly growing new market where we have already seen a steady but rapid increase in the number of instructions and the range of environmental services and credits being provided and traded
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Irene is a Chartered Legal Executive (Senior Associate) in the Commercial Property team specialising in public sector, secured lending, acquisitions and disposals.
Sarah Arkless is a Chartered Legal Executive and joined Clarke Willmott in 2018 and has over 22 years of experience in a private client team. Sarah will help you plan for the future and protect assets for your loved ones.
The “beer tie” is a centuries-old concept where large pub companies lease their pubs to tenants. As part of the pub tenancy agreement the tenant is restricted to buying its beer and products from the landlord, generally at inflated prices. In England and Wales, there are six large pub-owning businesses (landlords) and thousands of tied tenants.
2024 legislation could reshape the landscape for sports influencers
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Corporate and commercial law
2024 is shaping up to be a bumper year for sport with the Euro 2024 championship and the Olympics taking place alongside the usual sporting fixtures. With this we expect to see an increase in marketing by sports influencers as brands look to take advantage of sporting fixtures to raise their profiles.
Written by
Stephen Green
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual statistics on work-related health and safety for the period of 2023/24. Our Crime & Regulatory team discuss the findings.
Written by
Bridget Sanger
,
Tim Williamson
and
Sam Harkness
Read more on At a glance – The HSE’s Annual Statistics 23/2024
