Finance Law and Banking Law

The Fund Foundry, a pioneering 12-month program in the Crown Dependencies, offers first-time and emerging fund managers £25,000 service vouchers, mentorship from established managers, and access to Guernsey's sustainable finance ecosystem. Directors Rebecca Booth, Justin Sykes, and Dirk Bischof explain how the program helps managers transform strong investment theses into viable fund launches, particularly for impact-focused and climate-oriented strategies.

The States of Guernsey has committed £25,000 to support the Fund Foundry programme, a pioneering initiative designed to help first-time and emerging fund managers establish Guernsey-domiciled investment funds.

The decision illustrates the court’s approach to the meaning of “public domain” in professionally drafted confidentiality agreements

The Court of Appeal has partially reversed a High Court decision in a case examining whether a chargee's appointment of administrators was invalid due to improper purpose, specifically where debt acquisition followed a failed takeover bid. The judgment clarifies the boundaries of Braganza-style rationality duties in secured lending enforcement and explores when the equitable 'proper purpose' doctrine may constrain a creditor's right to appoint administrators under Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986.

Scotland's Moveable Transactions Act 2023 has fundamentally transformed security enforcement and insolvency procedures by introducing statutory pledges and assignations. How do these new fixed security regimes expand practical enforcement options beyond traditional administration, and what boundary issues will insolvency practitioners need to navigate as secured creditor rights evolve?

The decision illustrates the margin of discretion afforded to lenders to include provisions to defend their legitimate interest in repayment.

Scotland's Moveable Transactions Act 2023 has fundamentally transformed security enforcement and insolvency procedures by introducing statutory pledges and assignations. How do these new fixed security regimes expand practical enforcement options beyond traditional administration, and what boundary issues will insolvency practitioners need to navigate as secured creditor rights evolve?

For limited partners, fund finance structures offer a way to achieve liquidity for their fund interests, while for general partners they provide a means to capitalise their funds. In a market characterised by slower exits and tighter bank balance sheets, asset managers and their lenders are increasingly importing structured finance techniques into traditional fund finance products as they search for innovative and scalable solutions.

In UK real estate finance transactions, high-net-worth sponsors are sometimes required to provide personal guarantees to lenders. These guarantees serve as additional security when lenders cannot fully recover debts from the underlying real estate, or when specific risks emerge that require the sponsor to take particular actions within defined timeframes. The personal guarantee creates a financial incentive for sponsors to fulfill their obligations and mitigate identified risks.

In this In Practice article we consider what comes next, after the Supreme Court judgment on secret commission payments in motor vehicle finance transactions.

On 7 October 2025, the FCA published a consultation paper (the "Consultation") on an industry-wide scheme to compensate motor finance customers who were treated unfairly between 2007...

The 2025 Airline Economics Conference in Dublin highlighted several key trends and challenges currently shaping the aviation industry, with a particular focus on the leasing sector...