Matthew Czyzyk, Ropes & Gray

This is an extract from the 2020 edition of GRR's the Europe, Middle East and Africa Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

In summary

Last week saw the government further extend COVID-19 emergency insolvency provisions until 31 March 2021. Since April, these have:

We are delighted to share with you our Financial Institutions Horizons 2021, which provides a snapshot of key legal topics and market trends across the globe, shaping the future of the financial institutions market.

An application to admit witness evidence outside the directions timetable should be treated like an application for relief from sanctions under CPR 3.9 according to the High Court in Wolf Rock (Cornwall) Ltd v Langhelle.

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Karen McMaster, Ben Andrews and James Cameron, Milbank LLP

This is an extract from the 2020 edition of GRR's the Europe, Middle East and Africa Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

In summary

UPDATE ON TEMPORARY PROVISIONS

Introduction – the framework

Timeline for Government’s extended measures 

This is an amended version of an article which was first published on LexisPSL.

One of the biggest problems lies in the intellectual property ownership in joint ventures. The commercial reality is that where there is no agreement in place any intellectual property resulting from the joint venture may be jointly owned. This rule applies even if this is not what the parties intended.

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