High Court allows provisional liquidators pre liquidation sale

Kate Rogers (instructed by Crowell & Moring) acted for the joint provisional liquidators, Michael Leeds and Kristina Kicks of Interpath. The High Court has held that the joint provisional liquidators of Versilia Solutions Ltd were entitled, on the specific wording of their appointment and the urgent commercial circumstances, to complete a pre liquidation sale of […]

London International Investigations and Asset Recovery Conference (LIIARC)

We are delighted to share that David Mohyuddin KC will be speaking at the London International Investigations and Asset Recovery Conference, taking place from 25–27 November 2025 in central London. David will be joined by an expert panel of Kate McMahon of Edmonds Marshall McMahon, Yindi Gesinde of Baker McKenzie and Nicola Hudson of Brunswick […]

Jessie Barnett-Cox (Pupil)

Jessie has worked on complex commercial and international disputes since 2020, having spent five years as an Associate in Skadden’s top-tier International Litigation and Arbitration team before moving to the Bar. Jessie is currently supervised by Daniel Burton, having previously sat with Andrew Brown.

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 […]

Guaranteed Failure, the case of Peter Dunn and Kostas Kazolides

The case of Peter Dunn v Kostas Kazolides [2025] EWHC 2212 (Ch) addresses interesting questions about limitation periods, insolvency, the formal requirements for the execution of deeds, and how variation to the contract between the principal debtor and creditor may discharge a guarantor. Mr Dunn, a former chartered accountant and insolvency practitioner, claimed nearly £9m […]

“The Delorean versus the Polo”

Andrew Brown is featured in the latest edition of LexisNexis Corporate Rescue & Insolvency Journal for his article on “The Delorean versus the Polo”: the respective impacts (or non-impact) of 2020’s introduction of the Corporate Moratorium under Pt A1 and the Mental Health Breathing Space Moratorium. The full article is available via LexisNexis Corporate Rescue […]

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 […]