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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.

Rupert is recognised for Restructuring & Insolvency in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 UK, where he is described as “very experienced and solutions-oriented” and lauded for being “a good leader to the team.”

On 4 March 2024, Mr Justice Richards of the English High Court delivered a judgment (the Judgment) in relation to the sanction of the restructuring

Continue Reading English High Court Decision in Relation to Sanction of Fürst Part 26A Restructuring Plan

‘Tis the season for giving, and the recent UK Supreme Court decision in R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court and

Continue Reading Guilty or Not Guilty: UK Supreme Court Decides Fate of Administrator Appointed Under Insolvency Act

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


Continue Reading Extensions to Temporary Changes to UK Insolvency, Company Laws in Response to Continuing COVID-19 Crisis