Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: April 2025 edition of the South Square Digest is now available.

Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: April 2026 edition of the South Square Digest is now available.

Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: August 2025 edition of the South Square Digest is now available.

Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: August 2026 edition of the South Square Digest is now available.

Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: December 2024 edition of the South Square Digest is now available.

Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: December 2025 edition of the South Square Digest is now available.

Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The July 2024 edition of the South Square Digest is now available.

Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The March 2024 edition of the South Square Digest is now available.

CASE HUB ARCHIVED–this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 31 May 2012; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline. Case facts Outline UK merger investigation into the completed acquisition by South Staffordshire Plc of Cambridge Water Plc. Latest developments The merger was cleared unconditionally by the CC on 31 May 2012. Parties South Staffordshire Plc (SS) and Cambridge Water Plc (CAM). SS supplies drinking water from the edge of Ashborne in the north, Halesowen in the south, and from Burton on Trent in the east to Kinver in the west. CAM supplies drinking water to the City of Cambridge. Background The parties have a broad customer base that includes a variety of caterers, retailers such as convenience stores and other types of businesses

The Southport Inquiry has published its phase one report examining the roles and actions of policing, Prevent, education, social care and healthcare in the handling of AR before the 29 July 2024 attack. The report identifies systemic failures, including an absence of risk ownership, critical failures in information sharing, a misunderstanding of autism which contributed to inaction, a lack of oversight of online activity despite clear indicators of violent preoccupation and parental failures. It makes recommendations on cross‑border information sharing, record keeping, training, risk assessment and multi‑agency coordination, noting that February 2026 guidance on child knife possession now requires mandatory Youth Justice Service notification and structured intervention.

Also known as public debt, national debt, government debt is money owed by a central government. Governments usually borrow by issuing securities, government bonds and bills.

Arbitration analysis: Helen Tung of Tung Chambers considers space exploration and dispute resolution, including an overview of the types of disputes and main legal issues that arise from space exploration and the current state of affairs for resolving these disputes.