Milsted Langdon on a Family Business Ceasefire

No.20 member Milsted Langdon has been following a bruising boardroom dispute at estate agency Winkworth, where founder Simon Agace and his wife tried to remove the board — including his son and successor, chief executive Dominic Agace — prompting the company to launch High Court proceedings. The two sides have since agreed a month's ceasefire, restricting further boardroom moves before 10 September.

It is the sort of governance tangle the firm's forensic and corporate teams see played out, in miniature, across many a family business. Read the full note on the Milsted Langdon website.