Kids Company trustees successfully resist disqualification claim
Catherine Doran, led by George Bompas KC, acted for 5 of the former trustees of Kids Company, including its chairman Alan Yentob. The charity went into insolvency in 2015 after what turned out to be unfounded allegations of sexual abuse hit the press on the day that the Cabinet Office made a £3 million grant […]
Watch on demand – Our 2020 Restructuring and Insolvency Conference
Thank you very much to everybody who attended our Restructuring and Insolvency Conference, 25-26 November 2020. If you weren’t able to attend, don’t worry! Selected sessions are available to watch on our YouTube channel, here. The sessions include: Setting the scene: Future-gazing panel session – James Morgan KC (Chair); Alison Goldthorp, Norton Rose Fulbright; Andrew […]
Video: Junior Programme: Insolvency – Discussing Robertson v Wojakovski and Nimat Halal Food Ltd
During this webinar, Katie Longstaff discusses Robertson v Wojakovski [2020] EWHC 2737 (Ch) and shares her advice on making and responding to adjournment applications in bankruptcy proceedings generally. Poppy Rimington-Pounder looks at Nimat Halal Food Ltd & Anor v Patel & Anor [2020] EWHC 734 (Ch) and the liability of insolvency practitioners for litigation costs. […]
Radcliffe Chambers shortlisted for Insolvency and Restructuring Chambers of the Year at the TRI Awards 2020
We are delighted to be shortlisted for Insolvency and Restructuring Chambers of the Year at the TRI Awards 2020. Thank you to all our clients for your support this year and good luck to everybody who is nominated.
Video: Junior Programme: Insolvency – Bankruptcy and income payment orders, and extending administrations
In this webinar Andrew Brown discusses bankruptcy and income payment orders and Lauren Kreamer shares her advice on extending administrations and further explain common pitfalls and how to avoid them. Junior Programme events are aimed at recently qualified lawyers and consist of an hour long seminar covering topical issues such as recent case law. Please […]
Video: Bankruptcy and income payment orders, and extending administrations: common pitfalls and how to avoid them
Lau v Cowley & Anor [2020] EWHC 2429 (Ch)
Christopher Boardman KC and Katie Longstaff acted for the successful trustees in bankruptcy in Lau v Cowley & Anor [2020] EWHC 2429 (Ch), the first reported case on the service requirements in schedule 2, CBIR. Mr Justice Fancourt held that the Court had the power to retrospectively sanction steps already taken to serve a recognition […]
David Mohyuddin KC
A ‘silk who gets his hands dirty,’ he is a ‘reassuringly thorough and tenacious advocate’ who is ‘commercial and calm in his approach.’ He is popular with clients, who ‘really like him.’ David likes to be part of a team, recognising clients’ commercial and practical problems and the need to achieve the speedy and cost-effective resolution of […]
Favourite Cases: Salomon v Salomon – Video by Shantanu Majumdar KC
In this edition of Favourite Cases, Shantanu Majumdar KC explores the historic decision of the House of Lords in Salomon v Salomon [1897] AC 22, a case concerning a Victorian leather merchant and his business arrangements, which continues to reflect the general rule that companies have separate legal personalities to their members, however few those […]
Video: Recent cases about dividends, remuneration and homes
