In early November 2025 one of the biggest UK’s largest private building control firms Assent Building Control Compliance Limited, along with its subsidiaries Oculus Building Consultancy Limited and LB Building Control Limited, (together “Assent”) ceased trading and subsequently entered liquidation. The collapse of such a major player in the building control sector will likely have wide ramifications throughout the whole construction industry, and particularly for HRB developments and the BSR’s Gateway 2 Application process.
Въведение
Usually, a Fixed Charge Receiver will not be liable to pay business rates. However, there are some exceptions and in some important areas the law is unclear.
Occupied Property: Limited Exposure
To be liable for business rates a party must be in occupation of the Property. This is a matter of fact and degree. Generally, the position is clear although there can be issues for example where more than one party is entitled to occupation.
重整投资作为困境企业涅槃的黄金通道，既承载着产业资本的战略野心，也考验着投资人的专业智慧。当前，市场面临着诸多变革：新“国九条”重塑资本市场生态，最高院与证监会联合发文重构上市公司重整规则，房企纾困与保交楼政策密集落地。监管趋严与市场出清双重压力下，重整投资的机遇与挑战并存。
汉坤破产与重组业务团队深耕重整投资领域，作为管理人和投资人顾问亲历多起重大重整案件，现以101个真实场景中的典型问题为切口，对法律规则进行穿透式解读，对实务问题提出针对性策略，逐层拆解重整投资的隐秘角落。
敬请关注，共探破局之道，共同把握重整浪潮中的确定性机遇。
今日推出第十三期：《上市公司重整篇（中）》。为您介绍投资实践中可能遇到的实施主体变更、出资人权益调整、投资条件/承诺等问题。
上市公司重整篇（中）
一、上市公司重整投资实施主体的变更或指定？
In this issue, we spotlight the unfolding litigation between the UCC and Oaktree in TPI Composites’ ongoing bankruptcy, which appears to be headed for a settlement. This case is unusual in that the uptier transformed former equity holders into senior creditors rather than elevating existing lenders.
The Unsecured Creditors Committee Challenge
As 2025 draws to a close, this newsletter reviews key developments that have shaped the commercial disputes landscape over the past year and offers our views on significant English court decisions. We then look ahead to the trends likely to define 2026. We also reflect on another productive and successful year for Hausfeld’s Commercial Disputes team.
HOW DID 2025 CHANGE THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE?
Financial services
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in two cases involving bankruptcy questions:
key takeaways
Before the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Purdue Pharma,1 it had become common practice for Chapter 11 debtors to include a consensual or nonconsensual non-debtor third-party release in their plans of reorganization.
On 3 December 2025, the Official Gazette published Law no. 202/2025 that amends and supplements Law no. 213/2015 on the Insureds Guarantee Fund (FGA) and Law no. 85/2014 on insolvency prevention and insolvency proceedings.
These amendments significantly recalibrate the institutional design, financing toolkit, and cross-border coordination of Romania’s insurance guarantee scheme, with particular emphasis on the handling of motor third party liability (MTPL) insurance claims and alignment with the EU framework introduced by Directive 2021/2118.