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Carillion disqualification proceedings dropped - but where next for NEDs?

On 13 October 2023, the Insolvency Service (IS), acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, discontinued the disqualification proceedings which it had initiated against five former non-executive directors (NEDs) of Carillion plc, the construction and outsourcing giant that collapsed into liquidation in 2018.

United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Compliance Management, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Macfarlanes LLP, Corporate governance, Financial Conduct Authority (UK), Carillion, Insolvency Service (UK), Companies Act 2006 (UK), Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 (USA)
Corporate Law Update: 4 - 10 November 2023

This week:

United Kingdom, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Compliance Management, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Macfarlanes LLP, Corporate governance, Gender pay gap, Articles of association, Cryptocurrency, ESG, Financial Conduct Authority (UK), Corporate Governance Code 2018 (UK)
Corporate law update 03 July 2020

In this week’s update: The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 comes into force, the Government extends company and LLP filing deadlines, new guidance on public health emergency takeover interventions, FCA censure of accompany for historic market abuse and a few other items.

United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Compliance Management, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Insolvency & Restructuring, Public, Macfarlanes LLP, Corporate governance, Board of directors, Market abuse, Annual general meeting, Coronavirus, Personal protective equipment, Financial Conduct Authority (UK), Companies House
Pension challenges in bankruptcy and restructuring processes

This is an extract from Financier Worldwide's August online publication entitled "Pension challenges in bankruptcy and restructuring processes."

REFLECTING ON THE LAST FEW YEARS, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE OVERALL PENSION CHALLENGES ARISING FOR COMPANIES FACING BANKRUPTCY / INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING PROCESS? WHAT MAJOR TRENDS HAVE DEFINED THIS SPACE?

United Kingdom, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Macfarlanes LLP, Defined benefit pension plan, The Pensions Regulator (UK), Pension Protection Fund