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The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (CTJ) has published the High Court of Justice summer vacation notice for 2026. The vacation runs from 1 August 2026...
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The Court of Session sanctioned Waldorf CNS (I) Ltd's Part 26A restructuring plan, applying the cross-class cram...
The R3 Association of Business Recovery Professionals has published its Quarterly Business Health Report for the second quarter (Q2) of 2026,...
This week's edition of Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights includes: an analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision that an unrecognised and...
Role, powers, functions and duties of a liquidatorThe role and function of a liquidatorA liquidator is the officer appointed when a company goes into...
Bonds and notesThe terms ‘bonds’ and ‘notes’ are used interchangeably (and there is no legal difference between the terms), though notes tend to be...
Bankruptcy searchesBankruptcy searches at the Land Charges DepartmentWhen a bankruptcy petition is presented by a creditor, the court shall as soon as...
Basic introduction to super senior, senior, mezzanine and junior debtThe range of funding options open to companies has exploded, resulting in a vast...
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin termDefinitionMeaningActa iure imperiiLegal
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