Partnership disputes which we deal with fall into two categories;

(1) A Partnership Agreement;

(2)  The Partnership Act 1890

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The agreement will carefully set out partners’ duties and obligations, the rights of different classes of partner, financing and profit sharing arrangements and management structures and procedures.

Where disputes arise there will likely be dispute resolution processes which involve escalation from minor issues through to processes for expulsion – those dispute resolution processes might include defined processes or forums for determination (e.g. arbitration) or perhaps mediation.

Partnerships without a written agreement are often referred to as ‘partnerships at will’.  Where there is no formal partnership agreement, a default partnership agreement, is implied by the Partnership 1890. 

​We deal with internal conflict issues on behalf of our clients.  If disciplinary actions are unavoidable we ensure these are dealt with objectively and with ‘fairness’  We provide bespoke packages for internal investigations here.