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UK Takeover Code – Proposed "Concert Party" Rules Update
By Michael Scargill Phil Cheveley Maegen Morrison +1 more...
On 26 May 2022, the UK Takeover Panel published a public consultation on proposed changes to the Code's definition of "acting in concert"...
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How "certain" must a director transaction be for shareholder approval to be required?
By Michael Scargill Simon Burrows Maegen Morrison +4 more...
The recent "summary judgment" litigation between MetalRNG plc and BriefENERGY Holdings LLP (and others) has provided some further clarity...
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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...
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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...
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EMEA Restructuring - perspectives on the outlook for 2023 and beyond
By Alexander Wood Helena Potts Kevin Heverin +1 more...
Shearman & Sterling’s London Financial Restructuring & Insolvency team hosted “EMEA restructuring – perspectives on the outlook for 2023...
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Appropriation – English Court upholds enforcement and considers valuation of financial collateral in a "commercially reasonable manner"
By Kevin Heverin Alexander Wood Helena Potts +1 more...
In ABT Auto Investments Ltd v Aapico Investment Pte Ltd and others [2022] EWHC 2839 (Comm), the High Court upheld a collateral-taker's...
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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...
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Gas Market Insolvencies in Great Britain: Legal, Regulatory and Insolvency Issues
By Thomas Donegan Barney Reynolds Alexander Wood +4 more...
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...
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Sole Director Decision-making under the Model Articles – a welcome development
By Michael Scargill Phil Cheveley Maegen Morrison +6 more...
Earlier this year a deputy High Court judge in Fore Fitness Investments, set the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons by holding that...
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Directors’ Duties in an Insolvency Context: Where Creditor and Shareholder Interests Collide
By Alexander Wood Jonathan Swil Michael Scargill +2 more...
UK Supreme Court gives important judgment on directors’ “creditor duty” The UK Supreme Court in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and ors [2022]...
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U.K. and U.S. Overview of Cryptoassets & Insolvency
By Alexander Wood Helena Potts Tom McKay +2 more...
We have combined our cross-border Financial Restructuring & Insolvency expertise to update our Cryptoassets & Insolvency paper covering...
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REFORM OF THE ARBITRATION ACT 1996—SECTION 44: THE COURTS’ SUPPORTIVE POWERS
By Matthew Skinner Garreth Wong Alastair Livesey +1 more...
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...
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UK Financial Services and Markets Bills 2022
By Barney Reynolds Thomas Donegan Alexander Wood +7 more...
The recently published Financial Services and Markets Bill (FSM Bill) is intended to recast the U.K.’s regulatory architecture...
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