Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards 2025: Radcliffe Chambers shortlisted for three categories
We are delighted to have been shortlisted for three categories at the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2025. We are finalists in the following categories: Chancery – Set of the Year Company/Insolvency – Set of the Year Diversity, Equality and Inclusion – Outstanding Set We are especially proud to be recognised in Company/Insolvency […]
In the Matter of River Island Holdings Limited [2025] EWHC 2276 (Ch)
On Thursday, 4 September, Sir Alastair Norris handed down his written reasons for sanctioning the Restructuring Plan in respect of River Island. It is a typically clear and careful analysis and contains some helpful observations around the sharing of benefits and burdens under a restructuring plan; the treatment of shareholders; the rationale for differential treatment […]
Court Sanctions Restructuring Plan of River Island
On Friday of last week, Sir Alastair Norris sanctioned the restructuring plan of River Island, one of the UK’s most recognised designer and retailer of women’s, men’s and children’s clothing and accessories. The Restructuring Plan allows River Island to reorganise its leasehold portfolio and secure funding in order to continue implementing its transformation strategy. Matthew […]
Core VCT v Soho Square Capital and others [2025] EWHC 1918 (Ch)
On 25 July 2025, judgment was handed down by Tom Smith KC, sitting as deputy high court judge, in Core VCT v Soho Square Capital and others [2025] EWHC 1918 (Ch), a decision concerning the law of amendment to plead new causes of action and the application of section 32 of the Limitation Act in […]
Re Rational Foreign Exchange Limited [2025] EWHC 1958 (Ch)
SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION – PSAR DISTRIBUTION PLAN ALONGSIDE DIRECTIONS On 28 July 2025, Mr Justice Mellor handed down judgment approving a distribution plan in the special administration of Rational Foreign Exchange Limited (the Firm), sanctioning the joint special administrators’ proposed plan to return safeguarded funds to customers of the Firm. Alongside the distribution plan, the joint […]
Re Ziglu – special administration and choice of administrators
On 7 July 2025, ICC Judge Agnello KC made a special administration order in respect of an e-money institution (Ziglu Ltd) pursuant to the Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021 (Regulations) and appointed David Shambrook and Damian Webb of RSM UK Restructuring Advisory LLP as administrators (RSM). A key policy behind the Regulations […]
The Legal 500 Bar Awards: Radcliffe Chambers shortlisted for 5 awards
Radcliffe Chambers is delighted to have been shortlisted in 5 categories for the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2025, including 4 individual nominations for members of Chambers. Members: Chancery, Silk of the Year, Keith Rowley KC Chancery, Junior of the Year, Elizabeth Ovey Public Services and Charities, Silk of the Year, Robert Pearce KC Public Services […]
Re MIR Limited [2025] ORD21/0001, ORD21/0002 & ORD21/0009
Zachary Kell appeared before the First Deemster of the High Court (Isle of Man) in a two-day hearing of applications relating to complex issues of disclosure. The underlying proceedings are three claims, namely (i) a minority oppression claim, (ii) a claim for, inter alia, taking confidential/commercially sensitive information, and (iii) a claim for secret profits. […]
Bishop v Jaques [2025] UKUT 141 (LC)
In a decision handed down today by the Upper Tribunal in Bishop v Jaques [2025] UKUT 141 (LC), Deputy Chamber President Martin Rodger KC considered, amongst other things, two interesting questions about boundary agreements: (1) whether they can be binding on proprietors of land and their successors in title even though the land on which […]
Planning dispute enforcement notice appeal – Tan House and Hillside Retreat
Tan House second enforcement notice appeal succeeds with a (second) costs award. By a decision letter and separate costs decision both dated 9 May 2025, planning Inspector John Braithwaite BSc(Arch) BArch(Hons) RIBA MRTPI allowed a ground B appeal, quashed the enforcement notice [alleging the making of a material change of use], and granted retrospective planning […]
