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.

A recently published decision from the Technology and Construction Court, which examined the widely debated issue of whether companies in liquidation can adjudicate, could have increasing significance over the coming months in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.