In a welcome clarification for administrators, the UK Supreme Court in the recent case of R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court[1], held that an administrator appointed under the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986) is not an “officer” of the company for the purposes of section 194(3) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA).
United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Morrison & Foerster LLP, UK Supreme Court
Insolvency intersected with the UK government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic in an application to the High Court by the administrators of restaurant chain Carluccio’s. Considering the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the “Scheme”), the court held that:
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School specialty, Inc., files bankruptcy in Delaware seeking to sell substantially all of its assets
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USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Fox Rothschild LLP, Bankruptcy, Liquidation, United States bankruptcy court, US District Court for District of Delaware
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USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Fox Rothschild LLP, Bankruptcy, Title 11 of the US Code
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USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Shipping & Transport, Fox Rothschild LLP, Bankruptcy, Liquefied natural gas, United States bankruptcy court