What are the most common causes of disputes between shareholders?
Common causes of disputes include disagreements over:
- the company's strategy
- the level of dividends
- salaries paid to shareholders who also work for the business
- dealings between the company and a private business owned by one of the shareholders
- the price to be paid when a shareholder is bought out
The problems can be particularly acute where one shareholder, or group of shareholders acting together, can override the wishes of a minority shareholder.
