Jun 01, 2022 UK Takeover Code – Proposed "Concert Party" Rules Update By Michael Scargill Phil Cheveley Maegen Morrison Nick Withers +1 more... Show less On 26 May 2022, the UK Takeover Panel published a public consultation on proposed changes to the Code's definition of "acting in concert"...
Jan 25, 2023 How "certain" must a director transaction be for shareholder approval to be required? By Michael Scargill Simon Burrows Maegen Morrison Nick Withers Paul Strecker Michael Mountain Karla Dudek +4 more... Show less The recent "summary judgment" litigation between MetalRNG plc and BriefENERGY Holdings LLP (and others) has provided some further clarity...
Jan 18, 2023 We should give all mothers a break from judgment. By Sarah McLean This is an older study (2018) and there are likely studies, both newer and older, that contradict it in some ways. I clicked on it...
Dec 28, 2022 The Wall Street Journal Features Shearman & Sterling's Reimagined New York City Global Headquarters By Christina Karkafi The Wall Street Journal highlighted Shearman & Sterling’s reimagined New York City global headquarters at 599 Lexington Avenue in its...
Dec 07, 2022 EMEA Restructuring - perspectives on the outlook for 2023 and beyond By Alexander Wood Helena Potts Kevin Heverin Tom McKay +1 more... Show less Shearman & Sterling’s London Financial Restructuring & Insolvency team hosted “EMEA restructuring – perspectives on the outlook for 2023...
Nov 25, 2022 Appropriation – English Court upholds enforcement and considers valuation of financial collateral in a "commercially reasonable manner" By Kevin Heverin Alexander Wood Helena Potts Tom McKay +1 more... Show less In ABT Auto Investments Ltd v Aapico Investment Pte Ltd and others [2022] EWHC 2839 (Comm), the High Court upheld a collateral-taker's...
Nov 16, 2022 Sara Coelho and Alexander Wood on what happens when crypto meets legal frameworks By Alexander Wood Sara Coelho Financial Restructuring & Insolvency partners Sara Coelho and Alexander Wood shared their thoughts on what happens when novel intangible...
Nov 10, 2022 Gas Market Insolvencies in Great Britain: Legal, Regulatory and Insolvency Issues By Thomas Donegan Barney Reynolds Alexander Wood Helena Potts Fraser Padmore Kristina Killick Sandy Collins +4 more... Show less Over the past decade there has been an influx of small- and medium-sized entrants to the U.K. gas supplier market, which is supervised by...
Oct 13, 2022 Sole Director Decision-making under the Model Articles – a welcome development By Michael Scargill Phil Cheveley Maegen Morrison Simon Burrows Nick Withers Karla Dudek Paul Strecker Sam Whitaker Michael Mountain +6 more... Show less Earlier this year a deputy High Court judge in Fore Fitness Investments, set the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons by holding that...
Oct 11, 2022 Directors’ Duties in an Insolvency Context: Where Creditor and Shareholder Interests Collide By Alexander Wood Jonathan Swil Michael Scargill James Matthews Chris Collins +2 more... Show less UK Supreme Court gives important judgment on directors’ “creditor duty” The UK Supreme Court in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and ors [2022]...
Oct 11, 2022 U.K. and U.S. Overview of Cryptoassets & Insolvency By Alexander Wood Helena Potts Tom McKay Kevin Heverin Kate O'Donoghue +2 more... Show less We have combined our cross-border Financial Restructuring & Insolvency expertise to update our Cryptoassets & Insolvency paper covering...
Sep 13, 2022 REFORM OF THE ARBITRATION ACT 1996—SECTION 44: THE COURTS’ SUPPORTIVE POWERS By Matthew Skinner Garreth Wong Alastair Livesey Bianca Vasilache +1 more... Show less We explained in a previous post that the Law Commission of England & Wales is conducting a review of the Arbitration Act 1996 as part of...
Aug 02, 2022 UK Financial Services and Markets Bills 2022 By Barney Reynolds Thomas Donegan Alexander Wood Simon Dodds Michael Scargill Tom McKay Wilf Odgers Olivia Merrett Chloe Barrowman Sandy Collins +7 more... Show less The recently published Financial Services and Markets Bill (FSM Bill) is intended to recast the U.K.’s regulatory architecture...