Company, directors’ duties & shareholder disputes
Company and shareholder disputes
Strategic advice and advocacy in disputes about control, ownership, governance and fiduciary responsibility.
Open page →Expertise
Focused routes through a connected practice.
Five core contentious disciplines, strengthened by cross-border and offshore experience and supported by connected Commercial Chancery, appellate, arbitration and regulatory capabilities.
Directors and business owners: start with the commercial problem →
Primary positioning
Core practice
Company and shareholder disputes, contentious insolvency, commercial litigation, civil fraud, asset recovery and enforcement, and contentious trusts and estates form the centre of Alexander's practice. Directors' duties and disqualification work is closely connected to the company and insolvency disciplines.
Directors’ duties & disqualification
Directors’ duties and disqualification
Advice and representation in claims concerning directors’ conduct, insolvency-related liability and director-disqualification proceedings.
Open page →Insolvency & restructuring
Contentious insolvency and restructuring
Domestic and cross-border disputes arising from corporate and personal insolvency, asset recovery and restructuring.
Open page →Commercial litigation
Complex commercial litigation
Commercially focused representation in substantial contractual, corporate and financial disputes.
Open page →Civil fraud, asset recovery & enforcement
Civil fraud, asset recovery and enforcement
Claims involving deceit, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, tracing, enforcement and the preservation or recovery of assets.
Open page →Contentious trusts & estates
Contentious trusts and estates
Advice and advocacy in substantial disputes concerning trustees, beneficiaries, fiduciary administration, estate assets and beneficial ownership.
Open page →Distinctive edge
Cross-border and offshore disputes
Experience across jurisdictions distinguishes the core practice, particularly where insolvency proceedings, judgments, companies, assets or legal teams cross borders.
Cross-border & offshore
Cross-border and offshore disputes
Experience coordinating commercial disputes across England and Wales, offshore financial centres and other jurisdictions.
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Related contentious work
These capabilities support the core practice and provide clear routes for matters requiring related Chancery, appellate, arbitral or regulatory experience.
Commercial Chancery: trusts & property
Commercial Chancery: trusts and property
Trust, beneficial-ownership and commercially significant property disputes, including equitable claims arising between business owners, shareholders and families.
Open page →Appellate work
Appellate advocacy
Focused advocacy in the Court of Appeal and in appeals to the High Court, informed by substantial Commercial Chancery trial experience.
Open page →Arbitration
Commercial and international arbitration
Advocacy and advice in commercial disputes requiring international perspective, procedural discipline and close coordination with legal teams.
Open page →Regulatory & financial services
Regulatory and financial services disputes
Advice informed by experience of financial institutions, funds and multi-jurisdictional regulatory issues.
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