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Stephen Horan

Called: 2002

 

 

Profile

Stephen's main area of practice is company law and related matters of corporate finance. His work involves a range of both litigious and advisory matters. Before becoming a barrister, Stephen had extensive experience as a solicitor at major City firms in public and private mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and cross-border), securities, acquisition financing, infrastructure projects and company law issues. He joined Erskine Chambers in October 2003 following completion of a 12 month pupillage at Erskine Chambers.

Education

• Called to the Bar 2002
• Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales
• Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
• University of Adelaide: BA, LLB

Expertise

At the Bar, Stephen has had wide experience of advising on various company law matters such as share capital, directors’ duties, distributions, transfer of shares, securities offerings, shareholder disputes, corporate governance and corporate insolvency. Stephen has worked on a range of matters in the Companies Court, including reductions of capital, schemes of arrangement and section 459 unfair prejudice petitions. He has also appeared in the Chancery Division, the QBD, the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council.

Case List

• Cox v Cox
  Ref: [2006] BCC
  (led by Giles Goodfellow QC) involving financial assistance and the unwinding of a share transfer.
• Citco v Pusser's Limited
  Ref: (Privy Council, November 2006)
  (led by Michael Todd QC) an appeal originating from the British Virgin Islands relating to the exercise of majority power to alter articles of association.
• Feetum v Levy
  Ref: [2005] 1 WLR 2576
  (led by David Mabb QC) the first case on the exceptions to the prohibition on the appointment of administrative receivers introduced by the Enterprise Act 2002.