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    High Court clarifies how sanctions interact with administration orders in England and Wales
    2025-01-21

    Sanctions regulations won't prevent administration orders but may affect timings and require undertakings

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Trade & Customs, Osborne Clarke, Office of Foreign Assets Control (USA), Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (UK)
    Authors:
    Sam Furse , Will Gunston , Nigel Boobier , Claire Bundy , Douglas Hawthorn , Nick Axup , Aisling Connaughton , Anna Perry , Katherine Jensen , Vaidehi Naik
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Osborne Clarke
    English High Court decisions confirm stance on foreign money judgments
    2024-09-11

    Unregistered and time-barred foreign judgments can found the basis of insolvency proceedings in England

    The English High Court has ruled that unregistered and time-barred foreign judgments can found the basis of insolvency proceedings in England.

    The threat of insolvency proceedings can be a strong form of leverage to obtain a successful outcome on enforcement of a judgment debt, as judgment debtors will often pay up when faced with the prospect of being found insolvent.

    Foreign money judgments

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Osborne Clarke, Insolvency, Limitation Act 1980 (UK)
    Authors:
    Andrew Bartlett , Kristian Assirati , Tom Frapwell , Nick Axup
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Osborne Clarke
    Promissory notes and loan notes in corporate reorganisations - uncertain terms in English law?
    2023-12-04

    Mislabelling a debt instrument as a promissory note can result in unintended consequences

    Promissory notes and loan notes are often used in group reorganisations to paper a loan relationship, but because the terms are frequently used interchangeably, there is scope for misuse and misunderstanding.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Banking, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Osborne Clarke, Due diligence, HM Revenue and Customs (UK), Companies Act 2006 (UK)
    Authors:
    Tom Lewis , Mathew Oliver , Anna Mattingley , Sarah Lunn
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Osborne Clarke
    Mitigating against supply chain issues in the Mobility & Infrastructure sector
    2023-11-14

    What is causing supply chain pressure and how can you spot the red flags?

    Increase in insolvencies

    Insolvency rates in the manufacturing and construction industries are higher than pre-pandemic levels and are showing an upward trend on a year-by-year basis since 2021.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, USA, Company & Commercial, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Osborne Clarke, Supply chain, Due diligence, ESG
    Authors:
    Duncan Gorst , Tom Andrews
    Location:
    United Kingdom, USA
    Firm:
    Osborne Clarke
    Top tips on how best to prepare for a reorganisation
    2023-11-09

    What are the key considerations and actions for businesses when undertaking a reorganisation?

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Osborne Clarke
    Authors:
    Sarah Lunn , Tom Lewis
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Osborne Clarke
    What might the impact be in the UK of prospective US bankruptcy of WeWork?
    2023-11-07

    UK members will want to monitor the situation and prepare for contingencies as US company experiences financial difficulties

    On Monday 7 November 2023 WeWork Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in respect of its US business, and intends to file for recognition of those proceedings in Canada.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Osborne Clarke, Initial public offerings
    Authors:
    Douglas Hawthorn , Uday Mehra
    Location:
    United Kingdom, USA
    Firm:
    Osborne Clarke
    Límites a la prohibición de condenas dinerarias con reserva de liquidación
    2023-10-26

    El Tribunal Supremo recuerda que la prohibición de las sentencias condenatorias con reserva de liquidación debe interpretarse de manera flexible, atendiendo a los motivos justificados y razonables de cada caso en particular

    Damos noticia de la sentencia del Tribunal Supremo núm. 1228/2023, de 14 de septiembre, que analiza una cuestión de enorme interés práctico, como son las sentencias de condena con reserva de liquidación.

    Evolución de la normativa

    Filed under:
    Spain, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Osborne Clarke
    Authors:
    Rafael Montejo , Anton Vives
    Location:
    Spain
    Firm:
    Osborne Clarke
    Spain's Supreme Court limits prohibition of monetary sentences subject to a discharge order
    2023-10-26

    The ruling emphasises the need to flexibly interpret the prohibition in light of the reasonable grounds of each case

    The Supreme Court's decision on the interpretation of the ban on sentences with a reservation of liquidation – numbered 1228/2023 and dated 14 September – has significant practical importance.

    Regulatory developments

    The regulation of sentences with a reservation of liquidation has significantly changed over the years.

    Filed under:
    Spain, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Osborne Clarke
    Authors:
    Rafael Montejo , Anton Vives
    Location:
    Spain
    Firm:
    Osborne Clarke
    Approaching restructuring plans as a landlord in the UK retail and consumer sector
    2023-10-10

    Early engagement, targeted information requests and use of the court's disclosure powers may assist consideration of whether to support or oppose a plan

    Since their introduction in 2020, restructuring plans have become increasingly common in the retail and consumer sectors, including fitness centres (Virgin Active and Fitness First), casual dining (Prezzo) and, most recently, in greeting cards and gifting (Clintons).

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, Osborne Clarke, Non-disclosure agreement
    Authors:
    Douglas Hawthorn , Sam Furse
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Osborne Clarke
    The effective date for accounting purposes in corporate restructuring operations in Spain
    2024-07-23

    It is essential to establish first if participating companies are under a control relationship and of the same corporate group

    Filed under:
    Spain, Insolvency & Restructuring, Osborne Clarke
    Authors:
    Oscar Calsamiglia , Ignasi Bruguer , Anna Foncuberta
    Location:
    Spain
    Firm:
    Osborne Clarke

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