At Vogt Legal, we also often act for directors in relation to disputes relating to directors duties, disclosure of confidential information, restraints of trade clauses in contracts and matters relating to the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.

We also act for shareholders of public listed companies and have experience in issuing notices for the requisition of company meetings, shareholder oppression actions, disputes relating to the breach of director’s duties, statutory derivative actions, disputes relating to breaches of shareholders’ agreement and challenging rights issues.

Disputes between directors and shareholders may arise because of:

• Directors breaching their duties as a director;
• Disagreements about the company’s strategic direction and management;
• Withholding dividends or payment of dividends;
• Disagreements about the amounts of salaries and profits paid as dividends;
• Conflicts of interest, including directors having personal interests in other companies or businesses;
• Fraud or illegal conduct by directors, including suspicions and allegations of misappropriation of company funds;
• A lack of transparency or denial of requests to provide financial and accounting information;
• Certain directors or shareholders being excluded from meetings or management;
• Breaches of the Company Constitution, Replaceable Rules or Shareholder’s Agreements; and
• Insolvency and liquidation.