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If you walk along the seafront in the Lancashire town of Morecambe, you will come across a statue of the late Eric Morecambe. Many of us will remember Eric as half of one of the most famous comic double acts in the United Kingdom. Morecambe and Wise made us laugh, not so much through innuendo but more through the perfect timing of their various on screen exchanges. So important was timing to Eric Morecambe that one of the quotes at the foot of his statue is the phrase "In life, everything is timing".

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Insolvency practitioners will be familiar with section 283A of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the "Act") and what is commonly termed the 'use it or lose it' provisions. But what exactly is meant by a trustee in bankruptcy being informed or becoming aware of a bankrupt's interest in a property for the purposes of section 283A(5) of the Act?

At first instance, a bankrupt's claim that she had informed her trustee or that her trustee had become aware of such an interest was dismissed. The bankrupt appealed.

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It has been just over 6 years since the Bill for the Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018 ("the 2018 Act") received royal assent. Sections 5 and 13 of the 2018 Act came into force, perhaps earlier than most anticipated, on 1 June 2022. Since then, depending on who you speak to, you are likely to hear differing opinions on whether enough has been done to re-balance the 'defender friendly' discoverability test developed though cases such as Morrison and Gordon's Trustees.

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In a very litigious and long-running saga concerning some land near Bicester, a recent judgment involved parties applying to remove the Administrators.

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We asked our team for their predictions of what they think 2025 might bring in the Property Disputes sector.

Insolvencies and Restructuring

Introduction & Key Takeaways

The year 2024 ended with some major legal fireworks, as two important courts issued contrasting New Year’s Eve decisions on the validity of “uptier” liability management transactions that have played a large role in corporate debt restructurings for the past several years.

重组上市交易(或称借壳上市)通常指收购方(或称借壳方)在取得上市公司控制权的同时或一定期间内,实施重大资产重组将外部资产注入上市公司,以使得上市公司主营业务、资产或收入发生根本变化,实现上市公司业务发展方向的转变,实现借壳方资产证券化的一种交易形式。上市公司作为交易主体参与此类交易,且该类交易的实施流程及审核流程与其他类型的上市公司控制权交易差别较大,本篇作为上市公司控制权收购专题系列文章的最后一篇,拟专题介绍A股重组上市的市场情况、交易架构,并进一步分析此类交易中的重点关注问题。

一、重组上市市场动态

经统计2011年至2024年6月30日期间成功完成的重组上市项目,各年度项目数量变化趋势、各板块占比及民营企业与国资企业占比情况如下: