Slaughter and May is advising R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd on shareholder requisition notice

Slaughter and May is advising R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd (“R&Q”) on its response to a notice from Phoenix Asset Management Partners Limited (holding 12.2% of R&Q’s share capital) to requisition a special general meeting of R&Q for the purposes of removing William Spiegel, R&Q’s executive chairman, as a director of R&Q and to appoint Ken Randall, the previous executive chairman, as his replacement.

 The board of R&Q is unanimous in its support for William Spiegel and his strategy, and recommends that shareholders vote against these proposals.

Corporate
Paul Mudie Partner
Oliver Gratton Associate
Naomi Lawson Associate
Financial Regulation
Nick Bonsall Partner