The High Court recently issued its ruling in the matter of Re Avanti Communications Limited (in administration). It is the first major case since the pivotal 2005 House of Lords decision of Re Spectrum Plus to examine the characteristics of fixed and floating charges.
Key points
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Stephenson Harwood LLP, HM Revenue and Customs (UK), House of Lords
The Supreme Court has handed down its long-awaited judgment in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA [2022] UKSC 25.
Basic facts
European Union, United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Stephenson Harwood LLP, Insolvency, UK Supreme Court
The Government has announced further measures to help commercial tenants who are in arrears as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, seemingly without much regard for the difficulties also suffered by landlords. Below we explain the latest measures and where this leaves landlords.
The headlines are:
European Union, United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Real Estate, Stephenson Harwood LLP, Coronavirus, Commercial tenant