In the dynamic field of restructuring, lawyers are tasked with guiding businesses through transformative processes to ensure financial stability and operational efficiency. This area demands a strategic approach to navigate corporate challenges, offering solutions that align with legal frameworks and business objectives.
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The court considered whether liquidators could consent to the assignment by a sanctioned creditor of contractual...
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The Supreme Court held that a final and conclusive foreign money judgment gives rise at common law to an...
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The Insolvency and Companies Court suspended Mr Golding’s discharge from bankruptcy indefinitely until the...
The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) has announced amendments to its Practice Directions. The amendments include clarification of restrictions on appeals from...
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...
Cashflow and balance sheet tests for insolvencyIntroductionThis Practice Note will give a basic overview of the applicable tests for cashflow and balance sheet insolvency under section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986), in particular in the light of the leading judgment on the subject given
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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