Mathew Ditchburn#14276

Mathew Ditchburn

Partner and UK Head of Real Estate, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Mathew Ditchburn is Hogan Lovells' UK Head of Real Estate and head of the firm's Real Estate Disputes team. He is one of the UK's leading practitioners in property litigation. Working with investors, occupiers and a range of other stakeholders, Mathew helps clients to think laterally and find creative solutions to even the most intractable property disputes.
 
Contentious issues with real estate are manifold, ranging from protecting the value of your assets to managing the business space you use every day. Mathew's experience spans the full range, having handled disputes arising out of buying and selling real estate, leasing commercial property, secured lending and redevelopment. He is particularly well known for dealing with these matters within the added complexities of an insolvency or distressed real estate scenario, and is one of the true authorities in this area, as well as actions against negligent professionals. He was appointed the firm's UK Head of Real Estate in 2024. 
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Part 26A restructuring plans in the context of leasehold
Part 26A restructuring plans in the context of leasehold
Practice Notes

This Practice Note explains how Part 26A restructuring plans may affect leasehold liabilities and landlord creditors. It outlines the restructuring plan process, cross-class cram down, lease class composition, treatment of rent, arrears, dilapidations, guarantees and rent concession agreements, and landlord termination rights. It also considers fairness, valuation evidence, information provision, negotiation strategy and potential challenges for landlords and plan companies.Restructuring plans, introduced under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 as a new Part 26A to the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006), allow companies which are struggling financially to implement a compromise or arrangement with their creditors, their members or both which will ‘eliminate, reduce, prevent or mitigate the adverse effect [of the financial difficulties] on a company’s ability to carry on business as a going concern’.Restructuring plans have been used by debtors to restructure lease liabilities.This legislation is also supported by the Practice Statement for schemes and RPs 2025 (see Practice Note: The Practice Statement for Part 26 schemes

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Membership

  • Property Litigation Association
  • Associate member of R3 (Association of Insolvency Professionals)
  • Vice-Chair of the British Property Federation’s Insolvency Committee

Education

  • University of Nottingham
  • Inns of Court School of Law, London

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