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Shareholders' relief for unfair prejudice in the BVI and the Cayman Islands

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The BVI and the Cayman Islands both have regimes in place to address unfair prejudice suffered by shareholders, although each jurisdiction approaches the issue differently. The threshold for successfully bringing an...more

Roetzel & Andress

Navigating Disputes Within Your Health Care Practice

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Disputes among partners or shareholders can have a significant impact on a healthcare practice. On this week's HealthLawHotSpot, host and Roetzel attorney Ericka Adler is joined by fellow Roetzel attorney Hillard Sterling to...more

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Chancery Holds Void Corporations are Unable to Litigate Claims

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Rivera v. Angkor Capital Ltd., C.A. 2022-0671-MTZ (Del. Ch. Aug. 20, 2024) - In this decision involving a plaintiff corporation’s action to rescind a stock purchase agreement involving the sale of a majority interest in...more

Allen Matkins

What If A Creditor Refuses To Just Take The Money?

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When a California corporation has been completely wound up without court proceedings, a majority of the directors then in office must sign and verify a Certificate of Dissolution which must be filed with the California...more

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Proposed amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act

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In line with the recommendations arising from the BVI Mutual Evaluation Report and FATF (2024) Recommendation 24, the BVI Financial Services Commission has published a draft of the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Corporate Dissolution Petition Hits Back Burner in Favor of Earlier Filed Claims for Money Damages

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The shareholder oppression claim under BCL 1104-a has a unique relationship with claims for money damages. A minority shareholder petitioning for dissolution under BCL 1104-a must establish that the majority shareholders...more

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When A Shareholder Loses Control of Their S Corporation

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If given their druthers, most transactional corporate attorneys would prefer to spend their day practicing “happy law,” by which they typically mean transactions that involve capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, joint...more

Allen Matkins

Is There Any Repose For A Dissolved Nevada Corporation?

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NRS 78.585 bars any cause of action against a dissolved Nevada corporation or its directors, officers, or stockholders if it is commenced within...more

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Liquidation of Companies Under UAE Law: A Comprehensive Guide Based on Federal Decree-Law No. 32/2021 on Commercial Companies

The liquidation of a company is a pivotal process governed by legal regulations in the UAE. Understanding the intricacies of liquidation proceedings is essential for stakeholders involved in company dissolution. Federal...more

Allen Matkins

How Does One Serve A Dissolved Corporation?

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The California General Corporation Law provides that a California corporation that is dissolved continues to exist for the purpose of, among other things, defending actions against it.  Cal. Corp. Code § 2010(a).  This, of...more

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Frozen Crypto Assets and a Dissolved Company: The EC Court of Appeal’s Application of Convoy Collateral

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In its seminal decision in Broad Idea International v Convoy Collateral [2021] UKPC 24 (“Convoy”), a case which had its genesis in the BVI Commercial Court, the Privy Council delivered a ground-breaking exposition of the law...more

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Luxembourg case law briefing – corporate law highlights - 2023 Edition

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We are very pleased to present the third edition of our Luxembourg corporate law-focused case law briefing. In this edition, we are focusing on the 2022 calendar year rulings we identified to be the most relevant for...more

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Commercial Division Rejects Co-Owner's Petition for Judicial Corporate Dissolution Amidst Protracted Unwinding of a Bronx Family...

New York Business Corporation Law (“BCL”) sections 1104 and 1104-a permit shareholders holding a certain percentage of shares in a corporation to petition for judicial dissolution of that corporation....more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Dueling Dissolution Petitions Beget Dissolution Without Consideration of Alternate Remedies

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This blog frequently covers cases considering a shareholder’s request to dissolve a corporation under New York’s oppression-based corporate dissolution statute, BCL 1104-a.  That statute allows a shareholder to petition for...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

No Prejudgment Interest on Statutory Corporate Share Buyout

Most forms of California business entities have statutory buyout procedures allowing the company or its owners to avoid claims by a disgruntled owner for judicial dissolution by purchasing the disgruntled owner’s interest....more

Allen Matkins

Alleged Corporate Murder Merits A Jury Trial

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The California Constitution declares that trial by jury is an "inviolate right" that "shall be secured to all".  Cal. Const. Art. I, §16.  Despite this expansive language, this right in the civil context is generally limited...more

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Court Finds No Right To Prejudgment Interest In Buy-Out Of Shares

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Section 1800 of the California Corporations Code authorizes specified persons to file a complaint for involuntary dissolution of the corporation based on specified grounds.   Section 2000 provides an "escape hatch" by which...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cannabusiness Divorces: Seeing Green, Not Red

Very few divorces end with a clear “winner” as famously observed by the late, great Jerry Reed in “She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft).”  That is as true in a personal divorce as it is a “business divorce.” Business...more

Allen Matkins

Why A Dissolved Corporation May Sue While A Suspended Corporation May Not

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Under the California General Corporation Law a corporation which is dissolved nevertheless continues to exist for the purpose, among others, of prosecuting actions.  Cal. Corp. Code § 2010(a).   Further, no action to which a...more

Allen Matkins

What Is A "Known Liability" And Why Does It Matter?

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My last several posts have for the most part concerned the liability of shareholders when a corporation voluntarily or involuntarily dissolves.  Directors may also face liability under Section 316(a)(2) of the Corporations...more

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Actions Against Shareholders Of Dissolved Corporations (Part III)

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Today's post follows up on two prior posts addressing actions by creditors of dissolved corporations.  This post discusses the non-applicability of Chapter 5 of the California General Corporation Law to proceedings for...more

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Recovering Improper Distributions From Shareholders When Winding Up The Corporation

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Yesterday's  post observed that Chapter 5 of the California General Corporation Law does not apply to proceedings for winding up and dissolution of a California corporation under either Chapter 18 (involuntary dissolutions)...more

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Dissolution And Limitations On Distributions To Shareholders

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Chapter 5 of the California General Corporation Law imposes specific limitations on distributions to shareholders, as defined in Section 166.  When a corporation is wound up and dissolved, whether the dissolution is...more

Allen Matkins

What Is So Special About A "Special Proceeding"?

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Several provisions of the California General Corporation Law provide for "special proceedings" in the Superior Court.  One such provision is Section 1800 which allows certain persons to bring an action for the involuntary...more

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Common-Law Dissolution Hits Speed Bumps in Recent Decisions

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The heyday of common-law dissolution — if it ever had one — is long past, largely displaced by a statutory dissolution remedy for oppressed minority shareholders paired with an elective buy-out option for the respondent...more

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