• insights-banner

    In the Press

Stephen Burns and Katie Bewick write for Growth Business on the options available for appointing a new director after a company dispute

Director appointments are typically straightforward and uncontentious, but the situation can be less clear if there is a deadlocked board or an underlying dispute between directors and/or shareholders.

The ability to appoint a new director by either shareholders or directors can be a powerful tool to break any deadlock in a company.

In an article for Growth Business, Stephen Burns, Partner, and Katie Bewick, Senior Associate, explore some of the ways that additional directors can be appointed if there is a company dispute. 

They cover:

  • The role of the board and shareholders in decision-making
  • How many directors can, or must, a company have?
  • What is the procedure for appointment of directors?
  • How the shareholders can call a general meeting
  • Potential limitations
  • Related formalities and registration requirements

Read the full article in Growth Business here.

Our thinking

  • IBA Annual Conference 2025

    Simon Ridpath

    Events

  • A sign of the changing tides? The Rise of Women-Led Investment in Sport

    Molly Moseley

    Quick Reads

  • New homes - 1.5m Target

    Tegan Johnson

    Insights

  • Hanh Nguyen, Hannah Edwards and Francesca Heath-Clarke contribute to the Legal Q&A section of R3 RECOVERY Magazine

    Hanh Nguyen

    In the Press

  • ‘Get on and build!’: How might SME developers fare in the wake of sweeping housing reforms?

    Caroline Carter

    Quick Reads

  • International Adviser quotes Dominic Lawrance on speculation that the UK is considering softening IHT rules on non-doms’ global assets

    Dominic Lawrance

    In the Press

  • Caroline Greenwell recognised in GIR’s ‘Women in Investigations 2025’ list

    Caroline Greenwell

    News

  • FCA Supercharged Sandbox, Encouraging AI Experimentation With NVIDIA

    Charlotte Hill

    Insights

  • Navigating supply chain disputes and risk

    Melanie Tomlin

    Insights

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises the majority sellers of Portas Consulting on the sale of the company to a division of Creative Artists Agency

    Keir Gordon

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys’ ‘Russell Up’ initiative wins at The Lawyer Awards 2025

    Joe Cohen

    In the Press

  • When Artificial 'Intelligence' invents Artificial Cases - how to navigate AI use in civil law proceedings?

    Charlotte Posnansky

    Quick Reads

  • The Impact of PISCES Stamp Duty Exemption

    Robert Birchall

    Quick Reads

  • Arbitration for family offices

    Tamasin Perkins

    Insights

  • Behind the Curtain: Enforcing Contracts as an Undisclosed Principal in English Law

    Gareth Mills

    Insights

  • Reforms to the UK tax treatment of carried interest

    Alice Wilne

    Insights

  • Retail Collection – Episode 4: Caffé Nero – lessons from a life in retail management

    Michael Powner

    Podcasts

  • Nuptial Agreements: Perspectives from England and Hong Kong

    Sarah Higgins

    Insights

  • Beyond Gateway 2

    Mark Barley

    Insights

  • Dubai chocolate craze and related allergen concerns in the workplace

    Jamie Cartwright

    Quick Reads

Back to top