Our industry/sector guides for R&I lawyers are designed to provide an insight into the aspects of a given industry/sector that are most likely to be relevant in an enforcement, restructuring or insolvency context. For example, businesses in the selected industries often have specific corporate and financial structures and the industry may be governed by regulatory requirements.
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Guide to insolvency in the construction industry—this Practice Note, produced in partnership with Gurbinder Grewal, Ian Fox and Michael Wright of Dentons UKMEA LLP, gives guidance on insolvency in the construction industry. It considers the parties to a construction project, common procurement methods and key contract documents, all of which can be relevant to consider when advising a client that is a party to a construction contract where the other party is in financial difficulties
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 and other developments in insolvency and restructuring—implications for construction contracts—this Practice Note considers the implications of the moratorium and restrictions on ipso facto introduced by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 for the construction industry,
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