Partnership & LLP Law - A Roundup of Recent Cases with Ten Old Square Chambers

Introduction

This virtual classroom seminar will unpack the most recent cases and help you stay up to date with developments in the case law relating both to traditional partnership and LLPs.

The seminar will enable discussion of key issues in an interactive question and answer format.

It is suitable for those with all levels of prior experience.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Key case law developments in partnership and LLP law:
• BCG v HMRC: a high level overview of the key partnership points emerging from this important recent decision in the Upper Tribunal (Jeremy Callman having been lead partnership counsel in this case).
• Tesco Stores Ltd v Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Worker and Others, Tribe v Elborne Mitchell LLP, HFFX LLP and Others v HMRC: decision making in partnerships and LLPs, just how far will Braganza duties be applied in partnerships? The recent law in this fast-evolving area.
• Scott v Walker Morris LLP: when will an LLP’s refusal to extend a compulsory retirement age under an LLP agreement constitute age discrimination under the Equality Act 2010? What approach will the courts take to considering the compatibility of compulsory retirement provisions and decisions in respect of them with the Equality Act?
• Rennie v Rennie, Dymoke v Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy UK Ltd: will natural justice be required in the context of removing a partner or member? Should the individual up for termination have a right to be heard?
• The latest law on Syers Orders following the Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Cobden v Cobden: the ebb and flow since Bahia v Sidhu. Where are we now?
• Moody v the Estate of the Late Norman Jones and Others: when is a breach of a partnership agreement ‘grave’ or ‘persistent’ in the context of a clause allowing dissolution for cause? How will the Courts approach the valuation of partnership shares and assets on a general dissolution and the exercise of an option to purchase another partner’s share? Plus, more analysis of how far the Courts will imply a term requiring a partner accused of misconduct to be given a chance to answer the allegations.
• Complete Care Services (Rossendale) Ltd v Godwin: the impact of additional factual grounds for potential expulsion and whether they can be relied upon in support of the expulsion?
• How those cases fit into the ‘bigger picture’
• Recent know how and best practice in partnership and LLP law as revealed by the cases considered and discussed
• An opportunity to enhance understanding and to discuss recent cases with leading practitioner insight

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.