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    High Court rules on Debt Respite Scheme unfair prejudice and future debt issues
    2021-10-15

    A recent High Court judgment has provided some clarity on issues arising from the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations 2020”). Partner Alex Jay and Senior Paralegal Aarti Chadda examine the judgment and its interpretation of the Regulations 2020.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, England & Wales, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Stewarts, Financial Conduct Authority (UK)
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Stewarts
    Challenging markets - the risks to directors of energy companies in financial difficulty
    2021-10-18

    The coronavirus pandemic posed a significant challenge to the financial health of businesses across the UK. A sector additionally at the mercy of the markets following the easing of lockdown restrictions is the energy industry, with the wholesale price of natural gas (measured on a pence per therm basis) having risen dramatically from around 50p/therm in January 2021 to over 200p/therm during the first few weeks of October 2021.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Rebecca Andrews-Walker
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
    UK REIT Horizon Scanner Q4 2021
    2021-10-18

    UK REIT Horizon Scanner Q4 2021

    UK REIT Horizon Scanner Q4 2021

    Key Issues

    Key issues coming up for UK Main Market REITs in corporate, financial regulatory, planning, real estate, securities law and regulation and tax1 in England (including retained EU law2).

    Issue/status/timing: New developments since our March 2021 edition are shown in green text. Impact: urgency/impact rating for REITs admitted to London Stock Exchange Main Market (including the Specialist Fund Segment3)

    Filed under:
    European Union, United Kingdom, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Employment & Labor, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Planning, Public, Tax, White Collar Crime, Taylor Wessing, Corporate governance, Brexit, Libor, Modern slavery, Climate change, Electric vehicle, Supply chain, Money laundering, Mediation, Gender pay gap, ESG, Coronavirus, Commercial tenant, Anti-money laundering, Cladding, SPAC, HM Revenue and Customs (UK), UK House of Commons, Competition and Markets Authority (UK), House of Lords, Bank of England, European Securities and Markets Authority, MiFID, Modern Slavery Act 2015 (UK), American Rescue Plan Act 2021 (USA)
    Location:
    European Union, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    High Court refuses permission for unissued contempt application where breach of freezing order only technical
    2021-10-14

    In Pharmagona Limited v Taheri,(1) the High Court refused to seal and issue a contempt application as the breach, if it had occurred, was only technical, and it was therefore inappropriate for the application to succeed.

    Facts

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, RPC
    Authors:
    Andy McGregor , Poppy St John
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    RPC
    Insolvency Team - Recent Insolvency Case Update
    2021-10-15

    These case summaries first appeared in LexisNexis’ Insolvency Case Alerter. They represent some of the more interesting insolvency decisions to have been published recently.

    This summary covers:

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Gatehouse Chambers, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Amanda Eilledge , Ryan Hocking , Sarah Clarke , James Shaw , James Shaw Pupil , Sri Carmichael
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Gatehouse Chambers
    Protecting projects in the event of main contractor insolvency - subcontractor collateral warranties
    2021-10-15

    Whilst this article has been in the pipeline for some time, the timing of its publication is somewhat apt following the administration of NMCN Plc on 4 October 2021. DWF wishes all those NMCN employees well and hope that they find alternative employment soon. We also hope that the direct and indirect consequences of the administration are not too harshly or widely felt amongst other colleagues in the industry.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Construction, Insolvency & Restructuring, DWF LLP, Supply chain
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    DWF LLP
    CVLs on the rise as September insolvency figures edge up
    2021-10-15

    Monthly insolvency statistics released by the Insolvency Service indicate that company insolvencies are beginning to return to pre-pandemic levels - a trend which will no doubt be intensified by the partial relaxation of restrictions on winding up petitions at the end of September.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Stevens & Bolton LLP
    Authors:
    Helen Martin
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Stevens & Bolton LLP
    Energy supplier insolvency - are the rescue remedies fit for purpose?
    2021-10-13

    Following the recent surge in wholesale energy prices, we are seeing increasing numbers of energy supplier insolvency in the news and customers are finding themselves transferred to new providers.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Stevens & Bolton LLP
    Authors:
    Lucy Trott
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Stevens & Bolton LLP
    A new dawn for presenting winding-up petitions
    2021-10-14

    John Quicler, a senior associate within our Banking and Finance Litigation team, sets out the recent changes in relation to the presentation of winding-up petitions following the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Amendment of Schedule 10) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/1029), which came into force on 29 September 2021.

    Background

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Hill Dickinson, Governance, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    John Quicler
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Hill Dickinson
    The Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill
    2021-10-14

    The Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (the Bill) is, at the time of writing, at second reading stage in the House of Lords and progressing quickly towards becoming law later this year.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, Corporate governance, Coronavirus, House of Lords
    Authors:
    Sharon Thandi
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

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