NSC Hollington Conference 2026

We are delighted to present our annual Hollington Conference for 2026, which will be held at Arundel House in London on Wednesday, 25th November, from 1:30 pm to 5:30pm. The conference will be followed by a drinks reception.

Tickets now on sale.

For any booking enquiries, please contact events@newsquarechambers.co.uk.

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Topics

13:30 –  Registration

14:00 –  Welcome & Introduction (Robin Hollington KC)

14:10 – UNFAIR PREJUDICE PETITIONS  (ESTABLISHING UNFAIR PREJUDICE)

• Equitable considerations; the role of good faith and the duty under s. 172
  of the 2006 Act; share issues; exclusion from management; and
  diversion of corporate opportunities.

Robin Hollington KC (Chair), Guy Adams, Roger Laville and James Saunders.

14:55 – UNFAIR PREJUDICE PETITIONS (PRACTICE). OTHER SHAREHOLDER REMEDIES.

• Locus standi; other shareholder remedies – direct shareholder
  claims; derivative claims; and justand- equitable winding-up; and the
  demise of the shareholder rule.

Adrian Pay (Chair), Mark Hubbard, Hermione Williams and Amit Karia

15:40 –  UNFAIR PREJUDICE PETITIONS (REMEDIES AND SHARE VALUATION)

• Remedies under s. 996 of the 2006 Act and interim remedies
  and various aspects of valuation including adjustments, the use of
  hindsight and minority discounts.

Michael Booth KC (Chair), Marcus Croskell, James Davies and Justin Perring

16:25 – EXAMPLE PROBLEM CASE DISCUSSION

• What happens after the Court has found unfair prejudice
  established? The journey from the conclusion of first ‘liability’ trial to
  final relief.

Alex Farara (Chair), David Eaton-Turner, Thomas Graham, Stephen Schaw-Miller, Jessica Powers, Jian Jun Liew and Rabby Fozlay

17:15 –  Q&A AND CLOSE (Robin Hollington KC)

17:30 –  Refreshments and Networking