Sections 32 to 44 of the Partnership Act 1890 cover partnership dissolution. Partnerships can be dissolved in a number of ways, for example by notice, conduct, death or bankruptcy.
The recent case of Cobden v Cobden [2024] explores the jurisdiction of the court in a partnership dissolution to permit one partner to buy out the other, rather than ordering a sale of partnership assets and division of the proceeds. The judgment contains a comprehensive review of the law relating to Syers orders, including in…
Partnership dissolution is often misunderstood, not only as to what it entails, but also as to what the outcomes may be. When partners seek to “weaponise” the dissolution of a partnership, as a means of taking a business forward, while leaving one of the partners behind/excluding him from further participation, further important considerations arise.
The case of Campbell v Campbell [2017] serves as a prime example of the need for business partners trading through any type of business vehicle to record the precise terms of their business relationship with one another at the outset. It is also a good illustration of a WATNA (worst alternative to a negotiated agreement)….
“… The trial judge was entitled to order separate accounts for diversion of profits and for dissolution …” The Court of Appeal yesterday confirmed an award of an interim payment against a partner prior to the taking of a dissolution account. In Mukerjee v Sen (unreported at first instance so far as I am aware)…
“… The classic example that is often given is where a firm has contracted to build a bridge, and dissolution occurs when only half of the bridge has been built …” The recent case of Boghani v Nathoo [2011] EWHC 2101 (Ch) (judgment 2 August 2011) is a useful modern authority relating to the obligation…
Partnership dissolution FAQs: What is dissolution? In the partnership context, “dissolution” describes both an event and a process : Continue Reading
“… the income of the firm may well diminish and/or partners may not account fully or at all for accrued WIP …” Unless there is an express agreement between partners permitting retirement, no partner can retire from a partnership at will. The only way to bring about termination of the relationship is for one or…
“… the conviction that a partnership will last forever in sickness or in health, for richer or poorer, may fade quickly …” As is well known, under certain Middle Eastern legal systems a husband can divorce his wife by uttering, “I divorce thee” three times in her presence. In contrast, in a partnership at will…
