Spotting the warning signs of distress in your construction supply chain and taking early action can significantly reduce the impact on your projects
While insolvency events may appear to arise suddenly, there are often warning signs or "red flags" of distress well in advance. While these do not necessarily demonstrate actual insolvency, they can indicate liquidity and solvency risks to the supply chain.
En 2022, le marché canadien du capital d’investissement privé a connu plusieurs développements importants qui ont eu des répercussions sur l’activité transactionnelle dans tous les secteurs. À quelles grandes tendances peut-on s’attendre en 2023?
Early contingency planning can significantly reduce the shock of service provider/supplier insolvency in service/supply chains
In early November 2022, Made.com entered administration. Little over a year ago Made.com had floated with a valuation of £775 million. In mid-November 2022, Joules entered administration. Joules has 132 stores and around 1,700 employees.
Early contingency planning can significantly reduce the shock of customer or supplier insolvency
In this edition of our distressed supply chains series, we consider the three key factors in contingency planning for potential insolvency in the supply chain, being (i) early planning analysis and due diligence, (ii) regular monitoring of key supply chain relationships; and (iii) taking early action if something goes wrong.
Le 3 novembre 2022, un projet de loi visant à accorder une priorité supplémentaire aux régimes de retraite dans le cadre des procédures d'insolvabilité a franchi une autre étape vers son adoption.
On November 3, 2022, new legislation aimed at providing additional priority to pensions in insolvency proceedings moved one step closer to becoming law.
Challenges to apparently prejudicial CVAs remain fraught with uncertainty but could provide a means of negotiating more favourable terms
An eagerly awaited appeal of the high-profile case of Lazari Properties 2 Ltd & others v New Look Retailers Ltd & others has settled, leaving landlords and tenants with no further clarity on aspects of company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), an increasingly litigious area in real estate disputes.
Commercial court powers have been amended to achieve the speed and efficiency required by EU regulations.
Eight lessons from previous recessions
It does not take a professional economist to predict that a serious economic downturn is possible in the UK. Given that workforces will be impacted by this, many companies providing workforce support services are likely to be particularly affected.