Dust-ups and Discord - Client Lessons From Recent Company Law Disputes (Jun 26)
Category: Company Law & Insolvency | Duration: 1hr | Tag: VODATSUK26D2S3 | Type: Video | Course Level: Foundation | Speaker: David Impey | Date: 17/06/2026 12:20
Course Details
Accountants advising directors of private companies will benefit from this review of recent company law disputes in the courts – the factors that caused them, what those involved could or should have done and how they – and you - can make sure they don’t end up in court in the future too.
In this course, David Impey covers the following topics:
- Disputes over distributions and remuneration
- Arguments about constitutions
- Directors’ duties - where we are now with the creditor duty/rule in West Mercia, and misfeasant trading
- Latest developments in unfair prejudice claims – including the impact of the Zedra ruling
- The value of records and registers – lessons and safeguards
- Latest liabilities for de facto and shadow directorships
- Directors’ duties and share transfers – when s 40 CA 2006 applies
- Issues around ratification/authorisation of breaches, including developments in the Duomatic principle
- Accounting for profits – guidance from the courts
- Special considerations for groups of companies
- Upcoming reforms to look out for
CPD Course Speaker
Company Law Solicitor
David Impey
David Impey is a company law solicitor, professional services marketer, writer, and lecturer. His specialities include company law, professional services marketing, strategic planning and implementation, and interactive e-marketing.
As well as specialising in company law, David also works with law firms and other law businesses, helping them with strategy, and marketing, and majoring particularly on overcoming barriers to implementation of strategic and marketing plans and tactics
From 2008 to 2014, he led and worked on a major project for the UK Intellectual Property Office, through Atom Content Marketing (formerly BHP), building and developing an online IP HealthCheck resource that helps small and medium-sized businesses to identify, protect and commercially exploit their intellectual property.
He also worked in-house for 14 fun and profitable years for leading services provider Jordans, becoming Marketing Director responsible for developing, managing and marketing its service and product range. Particularly, he led significant projects to commoditise UK and overseas ‘factory’ professional services and promote them into the UK and other legal markets.
David lectures in the UK and overseas on both UK company law and professional services firm strategy and marketing.
As well as specialising in company law, David also works with law firms and other law businesses, helping them with strategy, and marketing, and majoring particularly on overcoming barriers to implementation of strategic and marketing plans and tactics
From 2008 to 2014, he led and worked on a major project for the UK Intellectual Property Office, through Atom Content Marketing (formerly BHP), building and developing an online IP HealthCheck resource that helps small and medium-sized businesses to identify, protect and commercially exploit their intellectual property.
He also worked in-house for 14 fun and profitable years for leading services provider Jordans, becoming Marketing Director responsible for developing, managing and marketing its service and product range. Particularly, he led significant projects to commoditise UK and overseas ‘factory’ professional services and promote them into the UK and other legal markets.
David lectures in the UK and overseas on both UK company law and professional services firm strategy and marketing.