Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: Following the previous news analysis: Additional caution required for insolvency practitioners relying on Companies House filings, in which we highlighted an issue with entries relating to registered security maintained at Companies House being incorrectly updated to indicate that they had in fact been discharged without the awareness of the relevant company or security holder, it appears that some (potentially all) unauthorised filings have been (or are in the process of being) corrected. Is this good news? Yes, but with some reservations. Written by John Alderton, partner, Russ Hill, partner, Monika Lorenzo-Perez, partner, Charlotte Møller, partner, Devinder Singh, partner, Vanessa Stuart, director and Rachael Markham, PSL at Squire Patton Boggs.

Ireland-Employment analysis: This article was written by A&L Goodbody’s Employment Team. It provides an update on Directive (EU) 2023/970, the EU Pay Transparency Directive following the expiry of the transposition deadline. It examines the implications of Ireland's delayed implementation, the measures employers can take to prepare for the new regime, anticipated changes to gender pay gap (GPG) reporting and pay transparency obligations, the role of workers' representatives, and practical steps for employers ahead of the Directive's implementation.

Chair of the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences, Jonathan Fisher KC, submitted the report 'Disclosure in the Digital Age' to the Home Secretary. The review addresses the challenges posed by the increasing volume of digital material in criminal cases to the current disclosure regime under the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 and its Code of Practice. Drawing on expert input from across the criminal justice system, the report presents 45 recommendations aimed at modernising the disclosure process to better suit the digital era, with the dual objectives of expediting justice and preserving the right to a fair trial. The Chair now awaits the government's response to these proposals.

Ireland—Employment analysis: This article was written by A&L Goodbody’s Employment Team. It examines the government's reasons for missing the 7 June 2026 transposition deadline, confirms the planned phased implementation of the remaining measures, outlines the operation of the new centralised Gender Pay Gap reporting portal from the November 2026 reporting cycle and highlights the practical steps employers should continue taking to prepare for the full implementation of Directive (EU) 2023/970 (the EU Pay Transparency Directive).

Dispute resolution analysis: Pavel Boulatov, Counsel at White & Case LLP, Moscow, discusses the recent amendments made to the Russian Commercial Procedure Code and what practical implications they may have for practitioners.

IP analysis: The Patents Court granted Bayer an interim injunction restraining sales of generic once-daily rivaroxaban pending the possibility of a permanent injunction. Subsequently, the Patents Court held Bayer’s patent covering the use of rivaroxaban for tablets for once-daily oral administration invalid for lack of inventive step. However, Bayer was granted permission to appeal this invalidity finding and the interim injunction was extended to continue until the determination of the appeal. The expedited one-day appeal hearing is listed for 16 May 2024. Written by Josh Price, associate & Eleanor Root, partner, Intellectual Property Group, London, Bird & Bird LLP.

Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: Mrs Justice Falk in the Chancery Division held that a single meeting of scheme creditors should be convened despite the objection from Kyma Capital that the members of an ad hoc committee of creditors should be placed in a separate class to the other scheme creditors. Kyma had argued that the class was fractured because the ad hoc committee had been offered the right to subscribe for interim notes at a discount with a premium on the coupon, the payment of backstop fee on new notes issued pursuant to the scheme, the payment of a work fee and the reimbursement of the fees incurred by the ad hoc committee’s advisers. Written by Jonathan Akinluyi, associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP.

HMCTS has issued an update on the position regarding the temporary closure of the Employment Tribunal office at Alexandra House in Manchester. The Manchester Employment Tribunal remains closed temporarily while an extensive survey takes place of the building façade. With the support of the Regional Employment Judge, cases are continuing to be moved to remote hearings where possible or to the Tribunal Hearing Centre at Piccadilly Exchange in central Manchester. Users will receive an update from the Tribunal if their hearing venue or format is to change. No users should attend the building at Alexandra House until HMCTS advises further.

The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals for England & Wales and Scotland have circulated a joint letter to members of the National User Group (NUG) and Employment Tribunals of England & Wales to discourage the continued improper use of two email addresses designed to be used by parties only where there has been a fault with the online submission service. Under the Practice Directions on the Presentation of Claims, Responses and Statutory Appeals, where an error with the online submission service occurs, a claim or response may be sent to the email addresses accompanied by a screenshot of the error message to confirm the malfunction. According to the joint letter, the email addresses have instead been used to send case management applications, queries and further particulars where no error has occurred.

HMCTS has published an updated version of its ‘Damages claims release note: other remedy release’, originally published in May 2026 (and previously updated in June 2026), which confirmed the ability for non-monetary remedies to be claimed alongside damages in the Damages Claims Portal (DCP) under CPR PD 51ZB.

HMCTS has published an updated version of its ‘Damages claims release note: other remedy release’, originally published in May 2026, which confirmed the ability for non-monetary remedies to be claimed alongside damages in the Damages Claims Portal (DCP) under CPR PD 51ZB.

The Cabinet Office has updated Procurement Policy Note 006: Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts (PPN 006). PPN 006 sets out the requirements for UK government departments and in-scope organisations to take account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major contracts (with an estimated contract value above £5 million per year). As part of assessing a supplier’s technical ability, in-scope organisations should include as a condition of participation a requirement for bidding suppliers to submit a Carbon Reduction Plan (using a set format). Carbon Reduction Plans must meet the reporting standard set out in the supporting guidance to PPN 006 and include details of the supplier’s carbon footprint and its commitment to reducing emissions to achieve net zero by 2050. PPN 006 was first issued in February 2025. It has been updated to include the Carbon Reduction Plan Template in an Open Document Format (ODF).