Assert, protect & capitalise on your shareholder position
This site is written and maintained by solicitors specialising in shareholder rights and shareholder disputes.
Shareholder rights is a complex area of law. It's wise to conduct research and consult with legal experts if you want to meet your commercial objectives.
Drawing on our expert knowledge of company law and shareholder rights, this site aims to help you understand your options and provide you with the knowledge and insight you need to assert, protect and capitalise on your shareholder position.
Here, you can find guidance on key areas from company structures and the rights of a shareholder to selling your shareholding, disputes and valuing shareholdings.
Multi-award-winning shareholder rights & litigation lawyers
Our team contains genuine experts at what they do. It's led by highly regarded and multi-award-winning commercial litigator Paul Lunt — a lawyer who has specialised in shareholder rights and disputes for over 25 years.
Paul’s accolades include being recognised as one of The Lawyer Magazine’s ‘Hot 100’ Lawyers (2023), Spear's Magazine’s Lawyer of the Year (2022) and Liverpool Law Society’s Outstanding Lawyer of the Year (2022). He was also nominated for the Northern Powerhouse Lawyer of the Year (2023) and Litigation Lawyer of the Year (2024).
Paul is a Partner and Head of Litigation at Brabners — the purpose-led independent law firm and certified B Corp. Proudly anchored in the North since 1815, Brabners serves all of England and Wales, acting as a strategic partner to both UK-based and international clients. As a firm, Brabners is also multi-award-winning — featuring in the top tiers of The Legal 500 and The Times’ Best Law Firms 2025, being highly commended in the ‘Independent Law Firm of the Year’ category at The Lawyer Awards 2024 and recognised as the Best Law Firm to Work For and the sixth Best Large Company to Work For in the UK by Best Companies.
Sector specialists in shareholder rights & disputes
Paul is supported by fellow Brabners Partners Phil Weldon and Helen Otty, as well as Legal Director Oliver Andrews.
Phil specialises in corporate disputes and shareholder rights with particular experience in the corporate healthcare sector, where he deals with disputes and shareholder rights issues relating to dental practices, pharmacies and GP practices.
Helen is also recognised by The Legal 500 as a ‘Next Generation Partner’. An experienced commercial litigator, she advises on commercial and company disputes including shareholder and partnership disputes, as well as procurement law and breach of warranty claims.
Recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ in dispute resolution by The Legal 500, Oliver started his career by advising on corporate transactions before changing direction into commercial disputes. Since then, he’s used his experience and unique perspective to advise and assist clients in relation to their shareholder rights and disputes.
“Paul was recommended to me by a mutual acquaintance and I can honestly say it is the best introduction I have ever been given. He is an expert, extremely knowledgeable with the ability to communicate in a clear, concise and supportive manner. His website is a great source of information to anyone who is in a shareholder dispute. During my particular case, I spoke to and was assisted by a number of the large London law firms before having Paul recommended to me. None of these had the expertise or commercial awareness of Paul. I only wish I had known about him on day one.”
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“My business partners cheated on me. Two people I would have trusted with my life had cheated on me. It was all I could think of, from first thing in the morning to last thing at night. For month after stomach-churning month, I thought of nothing else. Then, I went to see Paul Lunt. Within weeks, it was settled to my utmost satisfaction. My stomach stopped churning. I could sleep again.”
Shareholder rights & disputes client
“Paul Lunt is an expert in the field of shareholder disputes. He advised both myself and part of my family in a very acrimonious dispute with compassion and thoughtfulness. Paul was always precise and accurate with his advice and took the time to explain to us all in simple terms what the implications of his advice would mean. A true gentleman in every way. As a person and a solicitor, I could not recommend him highly enough.”
Shareholder rights & disputes client
“My sisters and I would like to thank Paul Lunt and his team for the outstanding work in our long, protracted and stressful family business unfair prejudice shareholder dispute. Paul was superbly efficient and professional. We owe our success and victory to his dedication, perseverance and the wealth of experience which he continually demonstrated throughout the duration of our case. It was his steady guiding influence and advise that helped us all to arrive at a satisfactory result which was acceptable to all parties concerned.”
Shareholder rights & disputes client
“We cannot thank Paul Lunt enough. He worked tirelessly to help us through a complex shareholder dispute. His advice and no-nonsense approach to litigation helped us get a positive outcome to an issue which had been ongoing for several years. The way he carries out his work fills you with confidence in what can be difficult and stressful situations.”
Shareholder rights & disputes client
“Paul Lunt acted on our behalf in a complicated family company shareholder dispute. At times, it was very acrimonious — but it was always a stressful process to all concerned. Paul always acted supremely professionally but tempered that with a personal, reassuring manner in relaying both good and bad news. He guided us through a tough four-year long case and successfully brokered a righteous and successful settlement against a very tough and belligerent opponent.”
Shareholder rights & disputes client
Recognised by
“Brabners' [commercial litigation] team earns praise for its involvement in high-profile matters, including the 'Wagatha Christie' trial. The team is headed up by the ’bright, proactive and commercially savvy’ Paul Lunt, who is noted for his focus on media and sports disputes, shareholder disputes, contractual and professional negligence claims.”
The Legal 500 2025
“Among recent successful cases, Brabners' litigation team won a landmark defamation and malicious falsehood case in the Supreme Court overturning an early Court of Appeal ruling...”
The Times Best Law Firms 2025
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