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Spring into action: Top 10 litigation trends to watch

If the overarching theme of 2024 was continued uncertainty (Ten litigation trends to watch for 2024), 2025 already looks set to be another unpredictable year. Various doom-laden economic forecasts indicate that 2025 will be a challenging year for the UK economy.

United Kingdom, Arbitration & ADR, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Copyrights, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Litigation, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, Climate change, Due diligence, Cryptocurrency, ESG, Cybersecurity, Shareholder activism, Google, Companies Act 2006 (UK), EU Artificial Intelligence Act, UK Supreme Court
Insolvency and Forfeiture: A Tale of Two Companies

The case of SBP 2 S.À.R.L v 2 Southbank Tenant Limited [2025] EWHC 16 (Ch) highlights the importance of careful drafting and robust legal advice when looking to forfeit a lease.

Background

United Kingdom, USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, Insolvency Act 1986 (UK), Chapter 11, US Bankruptcy Code
Collective Redundancies on Insolvency: Irish Employee Rights Bolstered

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2023 (Collective Redundancies AmendmentAct) came into operation on 1 July 2024.

Ireland, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, William Fry, Insolvency
Additional Rights to Information for Employees of Insolvent Companies

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2023 (Act) came into effect on 1 July 2024.

Ireland, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, William Fry, Insolvency
Application was Indirect Attempt to Enforce Foreign Revenue Debt

Redefine Australian Investments Limited (Company), an Irish-registered company was placed in voluntary liquidation on 24 January 2018. Martin Ferris was appointed as the liquidator (Liquidator).

The Proceedings

Ireland, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, William Fry
Changes to the Realisation of Assets of Companies in Liquidation

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 (Act) has been signed into law but awaits a commencement order to bring it into operation.

In summary, the Act amends the Companies Act 2014 (Companies Act) by modifying the attribution test for related companies to contribute to the debts of the company being wound up, broadening the operative time for unfair preferences, and varying the test for reckless trading.

1. Related company contribution

Ireland, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, William Fry, Liquidation
England and Wales: overview of restructuring mechanisms and recent developments

Matthew Czyzyk, Natalie Blanc, Natalie Raine and Emily Ma, Ropes & Gray

This is an extract from the 2024 edition of GRR's Europe, Middle East and Africa Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

United Kingdom, England & Wales, Compliance Management, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Global Restructuring Review, Corporate governance, Secured creditor, Liquidator (law), Directors' duties, Company voluntary arrangement, Insolvency, HM Revenue and Customs (UK), Companies Act 2006 (UK), Insolvency Act 1986 (UK), Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, Directive on Preventive Restructuring Frameworks (2019/1023/EU), Insolvency Regulation (1346/2000) (EU)
Is 2024 finally the year? Key drivers of restructuring and the UK and European commercial real estate market in 2024

Mark Fine, Usman Khan and Sunay Radia, McDermott Will & Emery

This is an extract from the 2024 edition of GRR's Europe, Middle East and Africa Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

European Union, United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, Global Restructuring Review, Private equity, Insolvency
Saudi Arabia: Key developments of the Bankruptcy Law and latest trends

Amar Meher, Addleshaw Goddard LLP

This is an extract from the 2024 edition of GRR's Europe, Middle East and Africa Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

This is an Insight article, written by a selected partner as part of GRR's co-published content. Read more on Insight

Saudi Arabia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Global Restructuring Review
Greece: Significant reform to insolvency law

Alexandros Kontogeorgiou and Georgia Papathanasiou, Kontogeorgiou Bakopanou & Associates Law Firm

This is an extract from the 2024 edition of GRR's Europe, Middle East and Africa Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

Greece, Compliance Management, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Global Restructuring Review, Transfer pricing, Articles of association, Insolvency, European Commission, Bankruptcy Code (2020/4738) (Greece), Directive on Preventive Restructuring Frameworks (2019/1023/EU)