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Directors’ and Shareholders’ Advice

What I can do for you

  • Analysis and advice

  • Drafting appropriate resolutions and certificates to ensure compliance (contractual, corporate and regulatory)

  • Liaising with all relevant stakeholders and counter parties:

    • Board

    • Directors

    • Executives / Management

    • Shareholders / Owners

    • Employees / Contractors

    • Creditors:

      • Banks

      • Lenders

      • Suppliers

      • Inland Revenue

      • Liquidators, Administrators

      • Inland Revenue

  • Major Transaction advice

Specific Issues

  • Insolvency 

  • Directors’ duties 

  • Fiduciary duties 

  • Conflicts of Interest 

  • Duty to act in good faith and in the best interests of the Company 

  • Duty to act in the best interests of the Company 

  • Duty to act for a Proper Purpose 

  • Reckless Trading

Examples on which I have advised

  • Advice in relation to New Zealand subsidiary regarding potential insolvency threat

  • Drafting inter-company loan and guarantee documents to address insolvency concerns

  • Assisting quarrying contractor to enter and progress through voluntary liquidation

  • Advising on which contractual obligations (including guarantees and indemnities) might breach reckless trading duties

  • Advice related to potential prejudiced shareholder claims

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