Are you still liable for contractual obligations in times of a pandemic? – Article by Edward Hicks in Property Week.
Edward Hicks was invited by Property Week to reflect upon how the pandemic is affecting the commercial property landscape. Do old rules still apply in our changing environment? Subscribers can read Edward’s piece on page 5, here.
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Covid-19 and the Courts – Article by Jeremy Cousins KC, Andrew Brown and Poppy Rimington-Pounder
Covid-19 has posed a major challenge in maintaining the proper administration of justice, requiring courts around the world to make innovative use of technology to conduct hearings and trails remotely, via video call. How are courts in England and Wales adapting to the new normal and how can litigators ensure they put their best foot […]
Helping your counterparties without risking your contractual rights – Article by Josh Lewison and Poppy Rimington-Pounder
In the current climate, many companies want to help commercial counterparties by temporarily varying the terms of their agreements. How can they do this without losing their legal rights, particularly if there is a risk of subsequent insolvency? In this article, Josh Lewison and Poppy Rimington-Pounder set out the options for businesses that want to […]
Junior Programme: Practical tips for administering estates and Making wills: an update
During this webinar Matthew Mills discusses various practical points which personal representatives and their advisers should bear in mind when securing probate, collecting the deceased’s assets, and administering the estate. Emma Loizou discusses the Government’s proposal to allow electronic witnessing of wills. Junior Programme events are aimed at recently qualified lawyers and consist of an […]
Re Debenhams Retail Limited (in administration) [2020] EWHC 921 (Ch) – Article by Matthew Weaver
In a judgment dated 17th April 2020 in Re Debenhams Retail Limited (in administration) [2020] EWHC 921 (Ch), Trower J determined an application for directions by the joint administrators of Debenhams which concerned the impact of the application of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in administrations and the recent decision of Snowden J in […]
Lehman Brothers Australia Ltd (in liquidation) v MacNamara & Ors (the joint administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (In administration) – Article by Josh Lewison
Can the courts stop officers from enforcing legal rights if it is unfair for them do so? This issue was considered in Lehman Brothers Australia Ltd (in liquidation) v MacNamara & Ors (the joint administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (In administration). Josh Lewison reported on the case for Corporate Rescue and Insolvency. You can […]
Directors Disqualification: Applying for permission to act during the corona pandemic – Article by Catherine Doran
Under section 17 Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 the court can grant permission for an individual to act as a director notwithstanding that individual’s disqualification. Catherine Doran explains how permission to act applications are made and the approach to be taken during the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full article here.
Re Carluccio’s Limited [2020] EWHC 886 (Ch) – Article by Matthew Weaver
In a judgment handed down on Monday 13th April 2020 in Re Carluccio’s Limited (in administration) [2020] EWHC 886 (Ch), Snowden J considered the application of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in administrations both as a matter of principle and in respect of the logistics and practicalities involved for office holders. Matthew Weaver considers […]
Frustration, COVID-19 and company voluntary arrangements – Article by Tina Kyriakides
Could the restrictions imposed on business during the coronavirus pandemic frustrate CVAs? In this briefing, Tina Kyriakides explores the law of frustration and its application to CVAs in relation to COVID-19. You can download the briefing here.
