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Schemes of Arrangement and Part 26A Restructuring Plans: New Insights from the High Court
In this article we review the development of two debtor-in-possession proceedings in England and consider the implications that the Practice…
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Closing loopholes to further protect creditors: Section 423 Insolvency Act 1986 and El-Husseiny
Creditors and officeholders alike will be pleased following the Supreme Court decision in El-Husseiny and another v Invest Bank PSC [2025] UKSC 4…
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Lost in trustlation: Enforcement of English judgments against trust assets held in jurisdictions that do not recognise trusts
Enforcing an English judgment abroad can often be challenging, especially when it involves trust assets located in jurisdictions that do not …
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Has the English court signalled the end of the Shareholder Rule?
Has the English court signalled the end of the Shareholder Rule, and enabled companies to refuse disclosure on the grounds of privilege?
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UK Sanctions Regime: welcome guidance for Insolvency Practitioners
In the case of Hellard & Ors v OJSC Rossiysky Kredit Bank & Ors, the English High Court considered how the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations..
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Is Retrieval Duty an Extension of the Quincecare Duty
In this article we review the English court judgment in CCP Graduate School L…
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The UK Supreme Court provides its long awaited ruling on s.9 Arbitration Act 1996 stays in the “tuna bonds” scandal
In a recent decision of the UK Supreme Court in Republic of Mozambique (actin…
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Navigating the competing interests of shareholders and creditors following Sequana: A guide for directors and insolvency practitioners
The much-anticipated UK Supreme Court decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA &…
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English Commercial Court gives further clarification on the Quincecare Duty
The Commercial Court's keenly awaited judgment in Federal Republic of Nigeria…
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Quincecare Duty: Privy Council Rules that Duty of Care is not owed to Non-Customers of a Bank
On 12 May 2022, the Privy Council handed down the judgment in Royal Bank of S…
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Boris Becker: A Lesson under the Insolvency Act 1986
Boris Becker has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison in relation…
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Philipp: A Quincecare lifeline to retail banking customers?
In a somewhat unexpected judgment that widens the scope of the duty of care b…
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