Deadlock clauses and company documents
Clear analysis, practical options and a strategy shaped around risk, timing and value.
Equal ownership. No movement.
Break the deadlock before it breaks the business.
A 50/50 company can become paralysed when its owners disagree. We help identify leverage, protect the trading business and create a credible route to a buyout, sale or separation.
How we help
Start with the commercial destination.
Dispute Advice is not about escalating the matter from an emotional place. It's about understanding the legal position, the human dynamics, and the business outcome needed, than choosing the proportionate route to get there.
Valuation and buyout strategy
Clear analysis, practical options and a strategy shaped around risk, timing and value.
Mediation, sale or court remedies
Clear analysis, practical options and a strategy shaped around risk, timing and value.
What happens next
A focused first conversation.
You do not need to arrive with the legal answer or strategy. Bring the facts, the documents you have and the outcome you want.
- 01
We listen
Tell us what changed, what is at risk and what has already happened.
- 02
We frame the options
We identify urgency, leverage and the routes most likely to deliver value.
- 03
You choose the move
You receive a clear recommendation and understand the cost and risk before proceeding.
Common questions
Worth knowing.
Who wins in a 50/50 deadlock?+
There is no automatic winner. Documents, conduct, funding and practical leverage all matter.
Can the company be wound up?+
In some cases, but it is usually a last resort because it can destroy value.
Your next move starts here
Get clear before you act.
Take the confidential assessment or speak directly with our disputes team.