24 Jun 2022 Further recent guidance on schemes and restructuring plans By Kevin Heverin Sam Brodie Alexander Wood Helena Potts Tom McKay +2 more... Show less Since our last blog on this topic, the English court has provided further guidance on certain key issues and novel features relevant to...
09 Mar 2022 Russian Sanctions Overview - Impact on Restructuring By Alexander Wood Helena Potts Sam Brodie Kevin Heverin Tom McKay +2 more... Show less As a result of the escalating conflict in Ukraine in the past few days, sanctions are being imposed by a number of countries on Russia...
01 Feb 2022 Shearman & Sterling Snapshot FR&I 2021 Recap: Market Sentiment By Helena Potts Sam Brodie Alexander Wood Kevin Heverin Tom McKay +2 more... Show less We are excited to launch our new series of "snapshot" reviews which focus on the impact of recent events in the restructuring universe...
25 Jan 2022 Recent restructuring plan cases: important guidance for advisers By Kevin Heverin Alexander Wood Sam Brodie Helena Potts Tom McKay Jamie Turley +3 more... Show less The restructuring plan has so far proven to be a powerful tool to facilitate restructurings of complex capital structures. Two recent...
12 Nov 2021 New arbitration procedure and Code of Practice to resolve outstanding COVID-19 related commercial rent arrears By Tom McKay Alexander Wood On 9 November 2021, the Government announced that a new binding arbitration procedure and Code of Practice will be introduced to resolve...
12 Oct 2021 French insolvency law reforms By Alexander Wood Please do read our article setting out some of the significant changes to French insolvency law, particularly revisions to the...
11 Oct 2021 Caffè Nero CVA challenge dismissed By Tom McKay Alexander Wood On 29 September 2021 the High Court dismissed a challenge to Caffè Nero’s 2020 CVA brought by one of its landlords, Ronald Young. Young...
05 Oct 2021 Recent Gas Supplier Failures in the UK By Alexander Wood Some thoughts on various issues raised by the recent gas suppliers failures - in the link below.
10 Sep 2021 Tapering of CIGA restrictions on use of winding up petitions By Tom McKay Alexander Wood The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Amendment of Schedule 10 Regulations 2021) (the “Regulations”) will...
06 Jul 2021 Hurricane Energy – rough seas ahead for Restructuring Plans? Or a storm in a tea cup? By Helena Potts Alexander Wood Some further important guidance by Zacaroli J in the recent judgment on Hurricane Energy. In that case, the company (with the support of...
16 Jun 2021 Relief for tenants and CIGA extended - yet again By Alexander Wood The Government has today announced certain extensions to insolvency measures supporting businesses during the pandemic.For tenants, the...
13 May 2021 Virgin Active - Restructuring Plans sanctioned By Alexander Wood An important judgment by Snowden J yesterday, sanctioning Virgin Active's restructuring plans after a contested sanction hearing, which...
11 May 2021 Landlord and tenant restructurings - New Look CVA By Alexander Wood An important judgment handed down by Zacaroli J yesterday in the New Look CVA challenge. The New Look CVA proposal involved treating...
21 Apr 2021 UK may not be allowed to accede to Lugano Convention By Alexander Wood The UK's accession to the Lugano Convention has become somewhat politicised, with the EU stating that it is not minded to allow the UK to...
25 Mar 2021 CIGA Extension - Again By Alexander Wood Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 regulations come into force on 26 March 2021 extending the duration of COVID-19 related...
08 Mar 2021 Schemes and Plans so far in 2021 By Alexander Wood Some interesting recent scheme and plan law of late, proving that schemes and plans continue to be popular restructuring tools for all...