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European restructuring watch alert premier oil schemes - Scottish sanction judgment

On Wednesday 29 April the Outer House of the Court of Session in Edinburgh issued an opinion sanctioning two schemes of arrangement proposed by Premier Oil Plc and Premier Oil UK Limited (together, Premier Oil) (the Schemes). The Court addressed multiple grounds of challenge and did so without hearing live evidence, despite disputes of fact between the parties.

European Union, United Kingdom, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Rent as administration expense on a pay as you go basis – common sense restored

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The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Jervis v Pillar Denton Limited (Game Station) [2014] EWCA Civ 180 on 24 February 2014 has brought welcome clarity to when rent qualifies as an administration expense.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that:

United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Unsecured creditor
Pre-pack administration

Summary

A recent court decision confirmed that transparent pre-pack sales can be used where they are in the best interests of the creditors as a whole. The court ruled that:

United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Unsecured debt, Debt, Liquidation, Precondition, HM Revenue and Customs (UK), UK Department of Trade and Industry, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform