The High Court has handed down its judgment in a preliminary issues trial in Yodel Delivery Network Ltd v Corlett & Ors on 19 December 2025, dismissing counterclaims by Shift Global Holdings Ltd (Shift) and Corja Holdings Ltd (Corja) for specific performance of purported share warrant rights, which they had said entitled them to more than 54% of Yodel’s issued share capital in the battle for control of the home delivery company.

This is the second in a series of discussions about insurance issues unique to the Lone Star State.

Here’s a question about the new Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act (the “Uniform ABC Act”):

• Is a liquidation under the Uniform ABC Act a good thing or a bad thing for the debtor’s unsecured trade creditors?

The answer is easy: it’s a good thing.

Structuring royalties as interests in land can provide significant protection in subsequent insolvency proceedings, but a recent decision from the Court of Appeal of Alberta underscores that technicalities may trump intentions. In Invico Diversified Income Limited Partnership v.

2026 will see an increase in Hong Kong disputes over fraud claims, cryptocurrency and insolvency, greater judicial collaboration with mainland China, and further digital transformation of local court processes, according to the firm's Hong Kong litigation team.

"Hong Kong commercial litigation continues to deliver landmark decisions with global impact," said the firm's Head of China and local litigator Jojo Fan.

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Introduction

يُعد الإعسار في القانون الإماراتي من الموضوعات القانونية التي تمس شريحة واسعة من الأفراد،خصوصًا في ظل التحديات الاقتصادية المعاصرة. فالإعسار هو الحالة التي يعجز فيها الشخص الطبيعي عن سداد ديونه المستحقة بسبب تدهور وضعه المالي أو عدم كفاية أصوله لتغطية التزاماته

ولأن هذا الوضع قد ينتج عن ظروف خارجة عن الإرادة، مثل فقدان الوظيفة أو إخفاق استثماري أو التزامات مالية طارئة، فقد حرص المشرّع الإماراتي على توفير إطار قانوني إنساني ومتوازن لمعالجته، دون اللجوء مباشرة إلى العقوبات أو السجن

Bankruptcy activity across the United States increased noticeably in 2025, marking one of the sharpest rises in more than a decade and reflecting mounting financial pressure on businesses and individuals alike. While the total number of annual bankruptcy filings remains lower than pre-pandemic levels, overall filings grew at a steady pace compared to the prior year. In fact, 2025 was among the most active periods for business filings since the aftermath of the Great Recession with tens of thousands of business filers seeking protection under Chapter 7 or Chapter 11.

28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(5) provides: “personal injury tort and wrongful death claims shall be tried in the district court in which the bankruptcy case is pending, or in the district court in the district in which the claim arose”

In other words, “personal injury tort” and “wrongful death” claims cannot be tried by a bankruptcy court.