Specialists in claims against directors and representing directors facing claims

Our specialist lawyers advise and represent company directors on all types of investigations and claims against them, whether civil or criminal . We also often represent claimants bringing claims against directors.

Our team includes highly experienced commercial litigation solicitors, fraud experts, insolvency and also employment lawyers who work together. This ensures clients get specialist and experienced advice.

Types of claims against directors

The main legal claims which may be made against directors include claims for damages, claims arising on insolvency of the company and criminal claims for fraud, which can result in disqualification of the director, personal liability for losses to creditors and possibly even prison time.

Many shareholders are surprised to discover that in the absence of contractual claims against directors, usually via a shareholder agreement, most civil claims shareholders might directly bring against directors need to be made by the company, not the shareholders.

Claims against directors we deal with include :-

• Breach of fiduciary duty, usually statutory duties under the Companies Act

• Insolvency related claims for wrongful or fraudulent trading or transactions at an undervalue which are made by Insolvency Practitioners.

• Investigations and claims brought by HMRC.

• Employment law claims which the company may make where there is a Director Service contract which has been breached by the director such as breach of restrictive covenants.

• Fraud claims against directors.

• Shareholder claims against directors via the process known as derivative claims

• Abuse of powers - such as excessive remuneration or taking director loans from the company and failing to repay.

• Advising directors where a personal guarantee they have given is called in.

Please do get in contact to discuss your situation, our experience, and how we would approach resolving your issue.

Recent instructions

• Defended a director against a derivative action brought for breach of fiduciary duties, successfully having the claim discontinued.