Joint Ventures and Shareholders' Agreements

Hardback

Main Details

Title Joint Ventures and Shareholders' Agreements
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Susan Singleton
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:800
Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781526516084
ClassificationsDewey:346.410682
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Edition 6th edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Professional
Publication Date 30 November 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Baffled by joint venture and shareholder agreements? Guidance on the new PSC Register is just one of the things that small businesses need to understand. Helping you to identify the central issues involved in joint venture transactions, take effective instructions and draft good documentation using precedents, case studies and checklists. Now covers: Brexit 2020 and its impact on competition law, UK and EU; Changes to tax aspects arising from the latest Finance Acts; New case law such as - Guest Services Worldwide Ltd v. Shelmerdine [2020] EWCA Civ 85 (CA) (non-competition clauses in shareholders' agreements) and Global Corporate Limited v. Hale [2018] EWCA Civ 2618 (CA) (when payments to a director/shareholder were dividends) Key content includes: Preliminary considerations: A discussion of the nature of joint ventures and shareholders' agreements; Financing the venture; Tax and accounting considerations for UK corporate joint ventures; Regulatory matters; Employment and pension issues. Key issues in structuring and drafting UK corporate joint venture documentation and shareholders' agreements: Deadlock and minority protection; Voting rights and board representation; Restrictive covenants. Joint ventures and shareholders' agreements in practice: Articles of association; Transfers of assets; EU and UK Competition law including Brexit issues.

Author Biography

Susan Singleton, Solicitor, runs Singletons (singlelaw.com), one of the best known specialist commercial, competition and IT/IP solicitors firms in the UK. With clients ranging from major PLCs and institutions to small start-up businesses, Susan is heavily involved with both the corporate and IP/competition law aspects of joint ventures in the UK and abroad.