In BTI 2014 LLC v. Sequana S.A. [2022] UKSC 25 (Sequana) the UK’s highest court, the Supreme Court (the Court), has considered for the first
Continue Reading UK Supreme Court Confirms Existence of Directors’ Duties to Creditors
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Rupert Cheetham has a broad practice involving restructuring, insolvency and general finance transactions. Rupert advises on fully consensual work-out refinancing transactions, restructuring procedures such as UK schemes of arrangement, restructuring plans and company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), and formal insolvency proceedings. Rupert acts for banks, funds and other financial institutions, as well as sponsors, corporates, directors and insolvency practitioners.
In BTI 2014 LLC v. Sequana S.A. [2022] UKSC 25 (Sequana) the UK’s highest court, the Supreme Court (the Court), has considered for the first…
Continue Reading UK Supreme Court Confirms Existence of Directors’ Duties to CreditorsOn 30 March 2022 the English High Court sanctioned a restructuring plan proposed by Smile Telecoms Holdings Limited pursuant to Part 26A of the Companies…
Continue Reading Smile Telecoms Restructuring Plan Sanctioned by Lord Justice Snowden – A Number of Restructuring Plan ‘Firsts’ Established
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIGA) came into force on 26 June 2020, introducing a number of permanent and temporary changes to the UK’s
A comparison of the new Dutch Scheme and the new UK Restructuring Plan.
The European restructuring landscape continues to evolve with the recent introduction of
On 26 June 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIG Act) came into force which introduced fundamental changes to the UK’s company and insolvency
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Continue Reading The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020: Changes to UK Insolvency Laws