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26 Jun 2016
Shareholder Disputes Series (Part 5 of 10): Exclusion from management / No Involvement in important decision making
Is this happening to you? Majority, you not allowing me to be a director or be employed by the company as expected. You’re not running any..
24 Jun 2016
Shareholders Disputes Series (Part 4 of 10): The majority are diverting corporate opportunity / are operating a competing business
Is this happening to you? Majority, you came across that business opportunity in your position with the company. It’s the company’s, not...
06 Jun 2016
Shareholder Disputes Series (Part 3 of 10): Little or no participation in profits
Is this happening to you? Majority, the company is profitable and we’ve got more money in reserve. You should be paying me a dividend but...
10 May 2016
Shareholder Disputes Series (Part 2 of 10): The majority are paying themselves excessive remuneration
Is this happening to you? “Majority, you’re paying yourselves excessive salaries and fees and it’s affecting what I can be paid and my div..
05 Apr 2016
Shareholder Disputes Series (Part 1 of 10) - Common Shareholder Problems
Proprietary companies are often controlled by a single shareholder or a group. The majority’s nominated directors will control the board...
01 Apr 2016
Partnership Dissolutions - What Happens?
When business people enter into open ended partnerships, which is most common, then generally any partner can dissolve the partnership by...
01 Mar 2016
Director Duties: The Basics
What are the key duties of a director of a company? As a director of a company, you will be asked to make many decisions in relation to the
01 Feb 2016
Build Your Business To Sell
Owners of growing businesses should build to sell, whether they intend to or not. They must see their business...
01 Jan 2016
Due Diligence. The Best Investment
Some aspects of a business are more valuable than others. There are some aspects that you simply can’t live without. For example, whilst an
01 Dec 2015
JV Agreements - What you should know
A joint venture agreement applies when two or more parties come together to do business as one entity. The parties...
01 Nov 2015
Company Directors Beware! 10 Signals Your Company Is Insolvent
As a director, you must stop your company from trading if it is unable to meet its debts. Otherwise, as a director...
19 Oct 2015
Apprentice Challenges The Master
When a worker leaves your business, they may start or join another business in direct competition with yours using...
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