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    Proposed changes to insolvency regime and what they mean for franchisors and suppliers
    2020-05-05

    Introduction

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Franchising, Insolvency & Restructuring, Fieldfisher, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Gordon Drakes
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Fieldfisher
    Retention of title - how can franchisors and suppliers best protect claims against insolvent companies?
    2020-04-28

    Introduction

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Franchising, Insolvency & Restructuring, Fieldfisher, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Gordon Drakes
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Fieldfisher
    Potential implications of a no-deal Brexit on UK insolvencies involving Irish real estate
    2020-12-10

    With the possibility of a no-deal Brexit looming large, the implications for Irish insolvency practitioners is something we will all have to consider. The insolvency landscape will most likely look very different when we all return to the office after Christmas. This is a discussion on some of the possible implications for Irish and UK insolvency practitioners post-Brexit.

    Current Regime

    Filed under:
    European Union, Global, Ireland, United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Public, Real Estate, Trade & Customs, Fieldfisher, Brexit
    Authors:
    Mark Woodcock , Paddy Smyth , Ciara Gilroy
    Location:
    European Union, Global, Ireland, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Fieldfisher
    Managing supply chain risk in franchise systems - proposed changes to insolvency regime
    2019-06-11

    Introduction

    Failures rates in franchising are typically much lower than non-franchised start-ups. However, the latest British Franchise Association/NatWest survey of the UK franchising sector cites franchisee underperformance as one of the three key concerns of franchisors, and franchise businesses are of course not immune from the economic headwinds and technological changes which are affecting various sectors.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Franchising, Insolvency & Restructuring, Fieldfisher, Brexit
    Authors:
    Gordon Drakes
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Fieldfisher
    Non-UK borrowers and issues of security, COMI, administrators and receivers
    2012-10-01

    This article looks at some of the issues a lender should consider when a borrower or security provider is incorporated or has substantial assets outside England and Wales.  The lender needs to know how this will affect its security and remedies, and the possible impact of insolvency procedures in relevant jurisdictions.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Fieldfisher, Debtor
    Authors:
    Robert Cooke
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Fieldfisher
    The football creditors’ rule: here to stay?
    2012-10-05

    Introduction

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Media & Entertainment, Fieldfisher, Debt, Liquidator (law), HM Revenue and Customs (UK)
    Authors:
    Daniel Geey
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Fieldfisher
    Company liquidations and entrepreneur's relief
    2016-03-30

    On 24 March, HMRC published a summary of responses to the December consultation on Company Distributions, together with details of the Government's position on the issues raised. The December consultation was covered in my 3 February blog.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Tax, Fieldfisher, Dividends, Liquidation, HM Revenue and Customs (UK)
    Authors:
    Andrew Prowse
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Fieldfisher
    Liquidations and entrepreneur’s relief - proposed new rules
    2016-02-03

    Today is the closing date for responses to a Government consultation on the tax treatment of company distributions.  You can read the consultation document here.

    The direction of travel, per the consultation, is clear.  Anyone thinking of liquidating their company should consider these new rules carefully.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Tax, Fieldfisher
    Authors:
    Andrew Prowse
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Fieldfisher
    Has the Time Arrived to Consider Taking Security Against Potential Defaulters?
    2016-01-22

    With the cyclical fluctuation in oil and gas commodity prices, the UKCS has had its fair share of E&P companies going insolvent. As the UKCS matures, the profile of companies that invest in the region is changing. Many smaller parties, potentially with less access to capital, are now building positions.  The commercial exposure is that some companies will not be able to meet cash calls, creating headaches for their co-venturers.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Banking, Company & Commercial, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Fieldfisher, Secured creditor, Unsecured creditor
    Authors:
    Stuart Carter , Naomi Nguyen
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Fieldfisher
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