Legal guide for startups: A guide to internal business disputes

David Webster, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team. Mark Fletcher, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, dispute resolution team.
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16 min Runtime
David Webster, Mark Fletcher

Welcome to the tenth episode of the legal guide for startups video series

In our previous introductory video Russell-Cooke partners, David Webster, in the corporate and commercial team and Mark Fletcher in the commercial litigation team discussed the broad categories of business disputes and how to limit the damage if they arise.

In this episode of our 'Legal guide for startups' series, we cover internal business disputes, most commonly found between directors and shareholders.

In our previous introductory video Russell-Cooke partners, David Webster, in the corporate and commercial team and Mark Fletcher in the commercial litigation team discussed the broad categories of business disputes and how to limit the damage if they arise.

In this episode of our 'Legal guide for startups' series, we cover internal business disputes, most commonly found between directors and shareholders.

Episode sections

01:48 - The three phases of a company dispute

03:15 - How to think strategically when an internal dispute arises

04:33 - Considerations for managers 

09:00 - How to evaluate your approach to a dispute 

10:00 - How to make your decision on whether to take legal action

13:32 - Making your decision when faced with a dispute 

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