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The Immovables Rule: Exceptions And Implications For Foreign Insolvency Office Holders – Guidance From Recent Cases

Two recent decisions of the Supreme Court in Kireeva v Bedzhamov (‘Kireeva') and the High Court in Almeqham v Al-Sanea & Ors (‘Almeqham') provide guidance...

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

From Watchdog To Enforcer: The Insolvency Service Targets Financial Crime

On 16 July 2025, the Insolvency Service unveiled a new five-year strategy, heralding a significant expansion of its role in the fight against economic crime.

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

Creative Class Composition: The Hunt For The Anchor Class

This article explores the strategic use of creative class composition in English restructuring plans, in particular the creation of "anchor" classes to facilitate cross-class cram down.

United Kingdom Insolvency

AO

A&O Shearman

Back To The Drawing Board For Restructuring Plans—Part 26A Of The UK Companies Act 2006

In a sweeping decision, the UK Court of Appeal has handed meaningful negotiating leverage to out of the money creditors. All those involved in major UK restructurings must take careful note of the detail and ramifications...

United Kingdom Insolvency

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K&L Gates LLP

Restructuring Plans Post-Petrofac: How To Demonstrate That The Benefits Of A Restructuring Have Been Allocated Fairly

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

Petrofac Restructuring Plan Overturned By The Court Of Appeal

United Kingdom Insolvency

AO

A&O Shearman

U.K. Turnaround And Restructuring Update: June 2025

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

Heavy Goods, Hazards And New Horizons: Challenges And Opportunities In UK Haulage

United Kingdom Insolvency

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Private Credit Deep Dives – What To Do Following An Event Of Default In A Consensual Setting (Europe)

United Kingdom Insolvency

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

The Hidden Price Of Liability Management

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

Reforming The Procedure For Schemes Of Arrangement And Restructuring Plans

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

Bilta (UK) Ltd (In Liquidation) And Others (Respondents) v Tradition Financial Services Ltd (Appellant); Nathanael Eurl Ltd (In Liquidation) And Another (Appellants) v Tradition Financial Services Ltd (Respondent)

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Gatehouse Chambers

Inactive Directors Beware: Section 214 Of The Insolvency Act 1986

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Spencer West

The Rise Of Technology: Using Section 236 In The Digital Era (UK)

United Kingdom Insolvency

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Understanding The Employment Rights Bill: A New Era For Employers, Employees And Workers (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

UK To Tighten Immigration Rules: Highlights From The 2025 White Paper

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

UK Creative Worker Visa: Key Requirements (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

Arts & Culture Guide (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

EVisas Soon To Replace Visa Stickers For Certain UK Visa Routes

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

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Creative Class Composition: The Hunt For The Anchor Class

This article explores the strategic use of creative class composition in English restructuring plans, in particular the creation of "anchor" classes to facilitate cross-class cram down.

United Kingdom Insolvency

AO

A&O Shearman

Back To The Drawing Board For Restructuring Plans—Part 26A Of The UK Companies Act 2006

In a sweeping decision, the UK Court of Appeal has handed meaningful negotiating leverage to out of the money creditors. All those involved in major UK restructurings must take careful note of the detail and ramifications...

United Kingdom Insolvency

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Petrofac Restructuring Plan Overturned By The Court Of Appeal

On 1 July 2025 and by a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeal has set aside the order made by Marcus Smith J in May sanctioning Petrofac's two inter-conditional...

United Kingdom Insolvency

AO

A&O Shearman

U.K. Turnaround And Restructuring Update: June 2025

United Kingdom Insolvency

A

AlixPartners

Court Orders Directors To Pay Costs Of Winding Up Petition

United Kingdom Commercial

GW

Gowling WLG

Heavy Goods, Hazards And New Horizons: Challenges And Opportunities In UK Haulage

United Kingdom Insolvency

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Managing Geopolitical Risk Will Take More Than Resilience

United Kingdom Commercial

A

AlixPartners

Private Credit Deep Dives – What To Do Following An Event Of Default In A Consensual Setting (Europe)

United Kingdom Insolvency

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

The Hidden Price Of Liability Management

United Kingdom Insolvency

A

AlixPartners

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Insolvency/Bankruptcy

Specialty Finance To Securitisation

As alternative lenders scale, most will move from corporate facilities and overdrafts on bank standard forms to consider a "specialty finance" facility.

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

Proposed Mini-Reforms To The National Security And Investment Act 2021

On 22 July 2025, the UK Government announced reforms to the UK's investment scrutiny regime under the National Security and Investment Act 2021.

United Kingdom Government

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

The Immovables Rule: Exceptions And Implications For Foreign Insolvency Office Holders – Guidance From Recent Cases

Two recent decisions of the Supreme Court in Kireeva v Bedzhamov (‘Kireeva') and the High Court in Almeqham v Al-Sanea & Ors (‘Almeqham') provide guidance...

United Kingdom Insolvency

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

From Watchdog To Enforcer: The Insolvency Service Targets Financial Crime

United Kingdom Insolvency

M

Macfarlanes LLP

UPC: NPE's Licencing Income Renders Risk Of Insolvency Low

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Restructuring Plans Post-Petrofac: How To Demonstrate That The Benefits Of A Restructuring Have Been Allocated Fairly

United Kingdom Insolvency

M

Macfarlanes LLP

U.K. Turnaround And Restructuring Update: June 2025

United Kingdom Insolvency

A

AlixPartners

High Court Finds Iniquity Exception To Privilege Applied, But Not On A Blanket Basis

United Kingdom Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Orders Directors To Pay Costs Of Winding Up Petition

United Kingdom Commercial

GW

Gowling WLG

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Mayer Brown

CDR/Insolvency Series: Entering The Twilight Zone: Directors' Duties In The Run Up To Insolvency (Video)

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Gatehouse Chambers

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Insolvency #Brew: Where Now For Hybrid Claims? (Video)

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Gatehouse Chambers

The End Of Furlough: What Happens Next?

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Quantuma

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