The committee that never escaped the controller's frame
A Delaware Supreme Court decision shows how a formal special committee can still fail to create a fair related-party deal process.
United States — Delaware
Pillar 02
People, Power & Governance
Founder tension, delegated authority, incentives and key-person exposure before they become disputes.
Who can alter the outcome without appearing to own it?
Decision rightsIncentivesKey personEmployment
Guides and case lessons
Read the system from more than one angle.
EU CSDDD After the 2026 Simplification: Scope, Supply Chains and Timeline
A current CSDDD map after Directive (EU) 2026/470, separating the new thresholds and 2029 application date from supplier-request pressure.
European Union and Member State implementing laws
Corporate Transparency Act BOI in 2026: U.S. Companies Are Exempt
A current FinCEN BOI map separating the operative March 2025 rule from the August 2026 final rule awaiting Federal Register publication.
United States — federal
A buyout price is not just a formula
An Irish Supreme Court decision shows why a forced share purchase can stall over comparables, valuation judgment and unexplained methodology.
Ireland
When equal founders cannot move or leave
A Delaware decision shows how a profitable company can still face a court-supervised sale when equal owners become irretrievably deadlocked.
United States — Delaware
The executive who was an officer without the title
An Australian decision shows why real decision-making power can matter more than the organisation chart.
Australia
The ownership promise that never reached the documents
A UK family-farm dispute shows how years of work based on an informal succession promise can produce a claim—and an uncertain remedy.
United Kingdom
The minority owner who lost the role the relationship promised
A Singapore family-company decision shows how formal voting power can collide with quasi-partnership expectations and minority protections.
Singapore
50/50 Deadlock: Design the Way Through Before Conflict
A practical deadlock architecture for equal owners: define the trigger, preserve operations, escalate with evidence and make exit mechanics usable.
Cross-market
Sweat, Cash and Promises: Make Founder Equity Legible
Separate founder contributions, issued equity, vesting, loans and informal promises before different expectations harden into a dispute.
Cross-market
Who Gets to Decide? A Founder's Map of Decision Rights
Map founder, director and shareholder decision rights before a disagreement reveals that ownership, authority and control are not the same thing.
Cross-market
Minority Protections Without Decision Paralysis
Design proportionate information, voice, economic and exit protections without turning every business decision into a veto.
Cross-market
The Cap Table Is Not the Deal: What a Shareholder Agreement Must Decide
A practical map of the governance, funding, transfer and exit decisions that ownership percentages alone cannot answer.
Cross-market