Favourite Cases: Re Cathcart – Article by Justin Holmes
We are delighted to introduce Favourite Cases, a new project for August, which takes a look at interesting and important chancery and commercial decisions. Our first contributor is Justin Holmes with Re Cathcart, an 1890s case that established the unusual general costs rule which still applies in Court of Protection property and affairs litigation. Justin […]
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Why insolvency proceedings should be your last resort – Article by David Mohyuddin KC
David Mohyuddin KC was invited by Director of Finance to discuss what the extension of the corporate insolvency legislation will mean for companies in financial distress – is it something they should rely on? You can read the piece here.
What options are at hand for financially distressed employers? – Article by David Mohyuddin KC
David Mohyuddin KC was invited by Acquistion International to discuss all the restructuring options available to struggling and financially distressed employers to help them stay afloat, save jobs and avoid insolvency. Subscribers can read the piece here.
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Are we all off to Russia? The Lugovoy Law and its impact on cross-border disputes involving sanctioned entities – Article by Steven Barrett
On 8 June 2020 the Arbitrazh Procedure Code of the Russian Federation was amended by Federal Law No. 171-FZ – known as the “Lugovoy Law”. That entered in to force on 19 June. It granted exclusive jurisdiction over disputes involving a relevant entity to the Russian Commercial Court. Steven Barrett explores its impact on cross-border […]
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Safeway Ltd v Newton [2020] EWCA Civ 869 – Article by Henry Day
When does a pension scheme’s Barber window close? Henry Day considers the Court of Appeal’s second judgment in Safeway v Newton, handed down earlier this week, and its implications for schemes with historic benefit equalisation issues, in an article for Lexis®PSL. Subscribers can read the article here.
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