“March Back East”: Shareholder Disputes and Litigation involving Asian, Russian and African Parties

September 25, 2017 4:15pm

Moderator

Gervase Macgregor
Head of International Advisory
BDO (UK)

Jonathan Addo
Counsel, Litigation & Insolvency
Harneys (BVI)

Paul Key QC
Barrister
Essex Court Chambers (England)

  • Section 238 application process
  • How to obtain recoveries when shareholder agreements are governed by Hong Kong law; contain Hong Kong arbitration clause and set up through offshore structures
  • Advantages of shareholder litigation in BVI (and other offshore jurisdictions)
  • Dealing with fraud tactics related to driving down the company’s share price in anticipation of a going-private transaction
  • Minimising fraud risks with “go private” and reverse merger deals: Focus on the Cayman Islands
  • The latest remedies available for shareholders seeking relief: unfair prejudice
  • Class action lawsuits against Chinese reverse merger companies
  • Shareholder oppression lawsuits and available remedies
  • Interplay between statutory rights and contractual rights of shareholders