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Insolvency: Why Soft Skills Matter In Hard Situations

A well-known UK insolvency practitioner (IP) was once described on national television as "having a smile like moonlight shining off silver coffin handles".

United Kingdom Insolvency

GGI Global Alliance

The 2025 Practice Statement: Streamlining UK Schemes And Restructuring Plans

The 2025 Practice Statement introduces significant reforms to streamline Schemes of Arrangement under Part 26 and Restructuring Plans under Part 26A of the Companies Act...

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Addleshaw Goddard

The New Procedure For Schemes Of Arrangement And Restructuring Plans

The Chancellor of the High Court has published a new Practice Statement in respect of schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans.

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

UK National Security And Investment Act Update: Streamlining Security, Supporting Investment

This summer has seen a flurry of National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSI Act) activity: the Cabinet Office released the 2024-25 Annual Report...

United Kingdom Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Restructuring Plans Post-Petrofac – How Do You Make A Waldorf Salad?

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

When Time Matters Most – Interim Executives: Trusted Operators When Control, Speed, And Confidence Are Key

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

Beyond Tariffs: Why The UK Renewable Energy Sector Must Plan For Resilience In A Volatile Climate

United Kingdom Energy

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FRP Advisory

The Restructuring Challenges Of Glocalisation

Worldwide International

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Burness Paull

Key Issues To Consider When Private Credit Is Given The Keys To A Borrower

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

Creative Class Composition: The Hunt For The Anchor Class

United Kingdom Insolvency

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A&O Shearman

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

United Kingdom Insolvency

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K&L Gates LLP

Petrofac Restructuring Plan Overturned By The Court Of Appeal

United Kingdom Insolvency

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A&O Shearman

U.K. Turnaround And Restructuring Update: June 2025

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

Court Orders Directors To Pay Costs Of Winding Up Petition

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: Why Less Might Be More (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Do Not Bottle The Truth: Major Soft Drinks Company Commits To Correcting Its Recycling Claims Under EU Law

European Union Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

UK Immigration Salary List 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

UK Adopts Phased Approach For ID Verification At Companies House

United Kingdom Commercial

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Maples Group

The Role Of Gen AI In Competition Cases: Delivering Accuracy At Speed In High-Stakes Scenarios

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Alvarez & Marsal

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

Haulage and logistics firms face rising costs, staffing shortages and regulatory challenges, with many struggling to stay viable. Lenders are reassessing asset valuations and cautious to increase ledger advances.

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Addleshaw Goddard

Managing Geopolitical Risk Will Take More Than Resilience

Geopolitical disruption has firmly moved from background risk to boardroom priority.

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

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

Over the past year, we have seen a significant increase in Events of Default (each, an "EoD") arising from financial underperformance.

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Proskauer Rose LLP

The Hidden Price Of Liability Management

The past year demonstrated how roiling markets, amplified by geopolitical and regulatory volatility, continue to reshape our economic landscape.

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

The Five Cs Of Restructuring

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

It's Time To Embrace Lite Restructuring Plans

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Addleshaw Goddard

A Different Mr Bates – But Another Important Lesson For Private Prosecutions

United Kingdom Criminal

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Macfarlanes LLP

U.K. Turnaround And Restructuring Update: February 2025

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

Setting The Working Standard For Dutch Bankruptcy Law

United Kingdom Insolvency

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IR Global

Dobbies Garden Centres: Key Considerations For Restructuring Plans In Scotland

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

The EU NPL Directive: Impact On Secondary Loan Trading

European Union Insolvency

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Private Capital Investment Into Professional Services Firms

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Insolvency Newsletter: December 2024

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Gatehouse Chambers

Picture This – What The Cineworld Ruling Means For Hospitality And Leisure

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

The EU NPL Directive: Impact On Secondary Loan Trading

The Directive on Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers was adopted by the EU in 2021 (the Directive) and the implementing technical standards (ITS)...

European Union Insolvency

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Private Capital Investment Into Professional Services Firms

Private capital investment in professional services firms has surged in recent years.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Insolvency Newsletter: December 2024

Welcome to the end of 2024 edition of Gatehouse Chambers' Insolvency Newsletter. Below you will find an insightful article by Mark O'Grady, and Ryan Hocking has kindly provided a round up of developments in the law...

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Gatehouse Chambers

Picture This – What The Cineworld Ruling Means For Hospitality And Leisure

Cineworld's recent court-approved restructuring, using the "Restructuring Plan" (RP) method, highlights a growing trend in the hospitality and leisure industry. The RP allows for court-sanctioned compromises with creditors, even if some object, offering a viable alternative to insolvency. Key lessons emphasize early preparation, robust financial forecasts, and transparency in demonstrating the necessity of the RP.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

A Key Ruling On Restructuring An Estate Amid Potential Trustee Conflicts

United Kingdom Family

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Mortlake Law & Mediation

Not Worth The Paper It's Written On? High Court Rules Previous Undertakings To Exclude Creditors From A Future Part 26A Restructuring Plan Non-binding

The High Court has sanctioned four restructuring plans1 in respect of the Cineworld group, ruling that prior undertakings given by the companies to exclude certain leasehold claims from a future.

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

From Hollywood To The High Court – Can A Prior Agreement Exclude A Creditor From A Restructuring Plan?

In a recent case, Cripps represented an objecting landlord challenging Cineworld's restructuring plans, seeking exclusion based on a prior agreement. The High Court ultimately sanctioned the restructuring, prioritizing collective creditor equity over previous individual agreements, pending appeal.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Cripps

Finance: Insights For In-House Counsel | Autumn 2024

LIBOR: 2024 brings a significant milestone for IBOR reform. US dollar LIBOR ceased publication at the end of September 2024. Three-month sterling LIBOR was published for the last time on 28 March 2024.

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

Deep-Dive: Liability Management Exercises

Liability management is becoming the go-to option for companies in search of a lifeline, looking to capture a discount or seeking to avoid formal restructuring.

United Kingdom Strategy

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AlixPartners

Finding Clarity In Refinancing: How To Leverage Common Platform Information

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

UK Turnaround And Restructuring Update: September 2024

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

5 Tips For In House Legal On Leading Restructuring Projects

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Crafty Counsel

Insolvent Security

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Spencer West

Company Group Restructuring And Due Diligence

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Gherson

New Money - Marking The Boundaries

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Schulte Partner Martin Sharkey On How European CLO Managers Can Deal With Stressed Assets

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Acquiring A UK Company? Points To Consider During The Due Diligence Phase

United Kingdom Immigration

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Gherson

Britain's Renowned Higher Education Institutions Face Financial Headwinds, Potential Insolvency

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

JCT 2024 Contracts – What's Changed?

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Barton Legal

International Restructuring Newswire Q3 | 2024

Worldwide Insolvency

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Norton Rose Fulbright

LexisNexis Corporate Rescue And Insolvency: Case Alerter – June 2024

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Gatehouse Chambers

The Recognition And Enforcement Of Judgments (2019 Hague Convention Etc) Regulations 2024

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

A Bumpy Road Ahead For UK Motor Finance?

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

SuperReturn International: Lender Dialogue With Sponsors - Are There Cracks In The Capital Structure And How Does Europe Compare With The US?

Worldwide Finance

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Ropes & Gray LLP

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