6/18/2025 12:43:26 PM Highlights from London International Disputes Week 2025: Navigating Obstacles in a Cross-Border Insolvency Strategy By Rebecca Stratton Maya Bhat Crispin Daly As part of the London International Disputes Week, Howard Kennedy hosted a panel discussion exploring the challenges which can arise when...
5/7/2025 8:43:52 AM The Price of Administration: Legal Update on Remuneration Applications By Rebecca Stratton Thomas Wood Those within the insolvency industry will know how important it is to keep up to date with legal developments regarding office-holder...
2/7/2025 10:27:10 AM Success on the Southbank: WeWork win in latest legal battle with landlord By Rebecca Stratton WeWork has recently succeeded in its application[1] to dismiss the first of two forfeiture claims brought by the landlord of its flagship...
10/23/2024 4:56:14 PM Restructuring plans post Adler: Everything you need to know By Rebecca Stratton While it may seem as though there has been a flurry of restructuring activity in the news and in the courts over the last few months, in...
10/23/2024 8:06:51 AM Policing directors' conduct: The role of BHS in the development of Sequana By Vernon Dennis In June this year, the largest ever wrongful trading award was made (£6.5m per director). This was followed in August by the largest...
9/26/2024 8:59:19 AM New notification requirements for Insolvency Practitioners under the Building Safety Act By Rebecca Stratton The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (the LFRA) received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024. The LFRA includes important amendments to the...
3/1/2024 5:30:29 PM 'Bankrupt' Birmingham City Council sets out plan to attempt to balance the books By Rebecca Wyke Last year we reported that Birmingham City Council, the largest local authority in Europe, had issued a Section 114 Notice pursuant to...
2/23/2024 4:57:35 PM The Body Shop goes bust, but is there a scent of recovery in the air? A look at the economic landscape. By Hannah Hooper More and more UK companies are facing financial distress, in particular within the construction and property sectors. This has been...
2/23/2024 12:28:32 PM Why Businesses Fail: culture is the essence of all business success, and it has a ripple effect. By Vernon Dennis My sweet spot has been boardroom advisory focussing on insolvency and restructuring but increasingly this leads me to question why...
1/31/2024 6:34:58 PM The Aftermath of Adler's Appeal - Where does the Court of Appeal decision leave us? By Rebecca Stratton On 23 January 2024 the Court of Appeal set aside an order of the High Court sanctioning a Part 26A restructuring plan in respect of a...
11/17/2023 11:27:42 AM Company insolvencies rising and HMRC debt at record high levels By Rebecca Stratton The monthly insolvency statistics for October 2023 show that the number of registered company insolvencies in England and Wales has risen...
10/26/2023 5:20:04 PM Law firm finances under fire – what happens when solicitors suffer financial difficulty? By Rebecca Stratton Intro UK law firm insolvencies have seen a remarkable 33% increase in the past year. Like many businesses law firms are experiencing a...