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