Kemp & Hunt v WTB UK SPV No.1 Ltd & Telefonica UK Ltd [2024] EWHC 2235 (Ch)
Non-assignment clauses are back in the news again. Many commercial and finance contracts contain a qualified non-assignment clause which prohibits an assignment without the prior written consent of the other party. What happens when one of the contracting parties purports to assign receivables arising under the contract without the prior consent of the other, but consent […]
Radcliffe Chambers Restructuring and Insolvency Conference 2024
We are delighted to announce the Radcliffe Chambers Restructuring and Insolvency Conference 2024 on Thursday, 28th November, from 12:00 to 19:30 at etc. venues St Paul’s. The sessions will be led by Radcliffe Chambers barristers along with special guest speakers. The day will begin with a plenary session on Restructuring Plans. Following this session, we […]
Insolvency v Arbitration – Privy Council holds that Salford Estates was wrongly decided
In a judgment handed down today, the Privy Council (Lords Briggs and Hamblen giving a single judgment) held that BVI law is that where the debt on which the winding up application is based is subject to an arbitration agreement the court may make a winding up order unless the debt is disputed on genuine and substantial […]
Re Project Verona Limited – Sanction of a Restructuring Plan
Matthew Weaver KC and Katie Longstaff instructed by Shoosmiths LLP, acted for the successful plan company, Project Verona Limited, obtaining an order sanctioning its proposed restructuring plan under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006. The plan company had assumed certain liabilities of Tasty plc and Took Us A Long Time Limited, which together operate restaurant chains trading under the names […]
Simon Mills successfully opposed mandatory injunction
Last month it was reported that that Unicorn Payment Ltd has settled its £5.1 million claim against Worldpay (UK) Ltd in which it asserted Worldpay had wrongly withheld remittances under a payment facilitation agreement. This follows Unicorn’s attempt last year to obtain a mandatory interim injunction that Worldpay should part of the sums withheld before […]
Docklock Limited v C Christo & Co Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 45
Reuben Comiskey, led by Daniel Lightman KC (of Serle Court), and instructed by Stephen Baker of Herrington Carmichael, represented the successful appellants in Docklock Limited v C Christo & Co Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 45. In a judgment handed down this morning, the Court of Appeal – Lords Justice Lewison, Nugee and Newey – held […]
Blessings: when worlds collide – Article by David Mohyuddin KC and Daniel Burton
For over 100 years, the English Courts have entertained applications by trustees for directions, including to bless proposed “momentous” exercises of powers. Recently, this jurisdiction has extended through judicial decisions to corporate office-holders. The jurisdiction has received increasing scrutiny, not least in relation to the vexed question of immunity, resulting in the Court of Appeal’s recent […]
Restructuring and Insolvency Conference 2023 Three Minute Video
Radcliffe Chambers’ Restructuring and Insolvency practice group is proud to present its Restructuring and Insolvency Conference 2023 in this three minute video. Led by members of Radcliffe Chambers’ Restructuring and Insolvency practice group together with industry experts, the conference covered a wide range of pertinent issues and trends faced by the business world today, providing […]
Radcliffe Chambers ranked as a leading set in Chambers UK Bar 2024
We are delighted to be recognised as a leading set by Chambers UK Bar 2024, achieving 72 individual barrister rankings, which includes 2 star individuals, 21 new and improved, and 1 up and coming. Radcliffe Chambers has been recognised for its expertise in 14 practice areas (listed below), which includes a tier 1 ranking for […]
Privilege in Corporate Investigations and Navigating Knowledge – establishing knowledge in claims for breach of directors’ duties – podcast and presentation slides
In this Junior Programme: Insolvency and Commercial Katie Longstaff and James Fagan present on ‘Navigating knowledge – establishing knowledge in claims for breach of directors’ duties’ and ‘Privilege in Corporate Investigations’. Please find the presentation slides here. The recording of this seminar is available on the Radcliffe Chambers Podcast, here. Please subscribe to be notified […]
