Related-party transaction
s.177 disclosure and board authorisation done properly, not retrofitted.
Director duties · Oxford
Director Duties Solicitor in Oxford
Oxford directors of growing companies increasingly find themselves navigating conflicts, related-party transactions and near-insolvency decisions without a clear map of their statutory duties. The exposure is personal, and it hardens fast when a company hits trouble.
Director Duties Solicitor in Oxford.
Executive and non-executive directors of Oxford companies, particularly at inflection points — funding, restructuring, disputes.
Director duties are set out in Companies Act 2006 s.171–177 and, when trading conditions worsen, morph into wrongful and fraudulent trading exposure under the Insolvency Act 1986.
Local legal context
Oxford — courts, councils and commercial hubs.
Commercial matters involving Oxford businesses are typically dealt with at the Oxford Combined Court for County Court proceedings and Reading Employment Tribunal for employment claims. The commercial counterparty mix is shaped by the University, the NHS trusts around the John Radcliffe and the deep concentration of research-led occupiers at Begbroke, Harwell and the Oxford Science Park.
- Courts & tribunals
- Oxford County Court · Oxford Combined Court (Crown / County) · Reading Employment Tribunal · First-tier Tribunal (Tax) — Reading hearings
- Local authorities
- Oxford City Council · Oxfordshire County Council · South Oxfordshire District Council
- Business hubs
- Oxford Science Park · Begbroke Innovation Accelerator · Harwell Campus · Oxford BioEscalator · Milton Park (Didcot)
- Dominant industries
- applied AI and deep tech · life sciences and medtech · university spin-outs · professional services and consultancy
Common matters on this page.
Near-insolvency board decisions
Duties shifting to creditors under BTI v Sequana — documented decision-making that stands up.
Director conflict investigation
Independent review of alleged director breach with defensible recommendations.
Legal risks & how we manage them
What can go wrong — and how we contain it.
Wrongful trading exposure for continued trading past the point of no reasonable prospect of avoiding insolvency.
Weekly board pack with cash and creditor position, minuted decisions.
Personal liability under s.994 unfair prejudice petitions.
Director-duty compliance evidenced in board papers.
Legislation that shapes this work.
- Companies Act 2006 s.171–177
- Statutory codification of director duties.
- Insolvency Act 1986 s.214 / s.213
- Wrongful and fraudulent trading.
FAQs
Questions we get asked.
- Can you advise a single director separately from the company?
- Yes, subject to conflict clearance.
- Do you run board governance workshops?
- Yes — half-day sessions for founder-led and PE-backed boards.
Topical cluster.
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