Business partnership disputes can arise at any point in the life of a partnership, and require the application of specialist partnership law to determine the rights and obligations of partners and members.
Our team of highly experienced business partnership disputes lawyers are experts in acting quickly and practically to provide accurate and timely advice to clients, whether that relates to a traditional partnership or LLP, or a cross jurisdictional partnership dispute.
Our expertise covers all aspects of partnership law. We regularly assist clients with disputes arising in the course of running a partnership, including partner and member rights and governance matters. We also have in depth experience dealing with the issues that arise on the dismissal and retirement of partners and the dissolution and termination of a partnership, including division of assets.
Collaboration is a key part of our service, and we work closely with our colleagues in Private Wealth, Corporate, Funds and Employment, to provide clients with the expert advice that they need. Our partnership disputes lawyers bring specialist knowledge and practical experience across a range of sectors and practice areas, including professional services, financial services, tax and food and farming. Our team also understands the commercial context and regulatory environment in which businesses and partnerships operate. We work with our clients to provide commercial and pragmatic solutions to what are often complex legal problems.
Areas of focus
Our expertise in partnership disputes includes the following:
- Dissolution and termination of partnerships.
- Retirement and dismissal of partners.
- Partition and division of partnership assets and property.
- Tax advice.
- Claims relating to breaches of fiduciary duty and misuse of partnership assets.