The High Court has held that there is no common law rule preventing enforcement of a foreign judgment in England and Wales simply because it is not presently or fully enforceable in the relevant foreign jurisdiction.

The Court of Appeal has struck out Quincecare duty and dishonest assistance claims brought by the liquidators of a company running a Ponzi scheme against a correspondent bank that operated various accounts for the company.

The Supreme Court has today ruled on the ranking of certain pension liabilities when issued to companies in administration or liquidation.

Although only a few weeks old, 2013 has already seen HMV, Jessops and Blockbuster enter administration, joining last year's failures, which included Comet, Clinton Cards and Peacocks.  Given the number of premises these companies occupy across the UK, landlords of retail premises will inevitably be affected.

This is the third of a series of four e-bulletins in relation to administrations and company voluntary arrangements (CVAs).