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25 October 2024 / Harriet Campbell , James Harrison
Issue: 8091 / Categories: Features , Company , Financial services litigation
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Book review: Minority Shareholders: Law, Practice & Procedure (7th Edition)

"Complex company law is broken down into bite-sized chunks, accompanied by expert analysis"

Minority Shareholders: Law, Practice & Procedure (7th Edition)

Authors: Victor Joffe KC, David Drake, Giles Richardson KC, Daniel Lightman KC, Tim Collingwood KC, Thomas Elias & Zahler Bryan

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780192899637

RRP: £295


The seventh edition of this key text on minority shareholders is an essential guide to a fast-moving area of law. Complex company law is broken down into bite-sized chunks, accompanied by expert analysis on the current practice, procedure and nuance of managing disputes involving minority shareholders.

In addition to its impressive range and depth of content, the true value of this book is that it walks the practitioner through the whole process of each kind of dispute, from the letter before action (including the actual precedent in the appendix) in an unfair prejudice petition, to the costs position at the end of a derivative claim. While the text is detailed, the

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices

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