Mediation examples 
(see also Employment and Confidential Information pages)

• a dispute between former and current directors of an advertising company concerning restrictive covenants, alleged misuse of confidential information, etc;

• a claim against a former director for breaches of fiduciary and statutory duties, and dishonest assistance and knowing receipt;

• a case involving UK and US proceedings and concerning restrictive covenants of senior directors leaving a multinational company and setting up in competition;

• a dispute concerning director’s disqualification proceedings brought by the DTI and the effect of alleged non-disclosure in the context of a subsequent directorship some years later;

• claims between various board members culminating in the execution of various search and seizure orders, with allegations of diversion of opportunities, secret profits and conflicts of interests being at the heart of the dispute;

• a claim by a company against a former director and his family for breaches of fiduciary and statutory duties, dishonest assistance and knowing receipt;

• a dispute between a health services company and departing minority shareholders/directors concerning confidential information and non-compete provisions;

• a multi-party dispute in the engineering-sector involving former directors of a major manufacturing business concerning the misuse of funds, dealings with third-party companies and the setting up of competing businesses;

• numerous mediations of claims against former directors/employees of businesses for misuse of confidential information in a variety of sectors, including engineering, house building, defence, waste management etc;