A shareholders’ agreement can help underpin the ways in which your business is controlled, overseen and safeguarded.

Whether your business has been running for some time or you are setting up a new organisation, a shareholders’ agreement can be a critical way of establishing how you would like your business to be run and for regulating the relationship between shareholders.

As well as offering stability and direction for a company, a well drafted shareholders’ agreement can prevent or minimise potential disputes between shareholders, as the intentions, obligations and responsibilities of each shareholder is clearly documented, reducing the scope for disagreement.

Shareholders’ agreements are diverse and provide for a wide range of circumstances and scenarios. It is therefore important to work with a qualified legal expert who is qualified to interpret and advise on the terms of the shareholders’ agreement. We advise our clients on a range of terms, including dividends, rights and responsibilities, voting rights and decision-making and minority shareholder protections.

With our years of experience in working with business owners, we offer practical solutions to support your business goals and ambitions.