Issues included proper construction of shareholders’ agreement whether majority shareholder had complied with the steps for a lawful buy-out as laid down in the shareholders’ agreement whether a share valuation had been obtained by the majority shareholder validly in accordance with shareholders’ agreement and whether the disputes between the parties were suitable for early determination (LCIA rules, Isle of Man law, London seat) Acting for shareholder of offshore superyacht management business, contesting unilateral acquisition of shareholding by majority shareholder under buy-out provisions in a shareholders’ agreement on the grounds that the shareholder was in breach for having established a competing business several years previously.He also represents clients in arbitration-related court proceedings before the English domestic courts (the Commercial Court, the Technology and Construction Court and the Court of Appeal). He has significant experience of jurisdictional challenges and conflicts of laws issues, including issues arising under the Brussels and Rome Conventions. He is familiar with many institutional arbitral rules (particularly ICC, LCIA, SIAC, VIAC, SCC, and LMAA) and his expertise extends to the arbitral rules of many commodities trade associations (including GAFTA, FOSFA, the International Cotton Association, and the British Coffee Association).
He has been instructed in disputes that have required the application of the substantive laws of a variety of common and civil law jurisdictions, including France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Slovakia, the Isle of Man, Cayman Islands, BVI, Turks and Caicos Islands, Gibraltar, India, Botswana, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE.
ERICA ENGLISH SYNERGY ONE LENDING PROFESSIONAL
He is instructed in disputes concerning the international sale of goods, manufacturing and product liability, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture agreements and restructurings, shareholder agreements, distribution and agency agreements, insurance, banking and financial services, construction and engineering, information technology, international transport, shipping, fishing, and professional liability. Dermot has a wide international commercial arbitration practice, reflecting his diverse areas of expertise and interest.
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