Feb 14, 2023 When is a guarantee not a guarantee? When it's an indemnity! By Michael Scargill In Holman Fenwick Willan LLP v Samady (2023) the High Court had to decide whether the words (contained in a payment plan agreed between a...
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 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...
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...
Jul 28, 2022 Developments in UK restructuring and insolvency: review of CIGA and Model Law consultation By Jamie Turley Tom McKay Helena Potts Alexander Wood Kevin Heverin +2 more... Show less Two years on: review of CIGA permanent measures The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 ("CIGA") was the most significant reform...
Jul 28, 2022 SME cram down of HMRC: new developments in the Houst restructuring plan By Kate O'Donoghue Alexander Wood Helena Potts Tom McKay Kevin Heverin +2 more... Show less On 22 July, the English court sanctioned the restructuring plan of Houst Limited, a holiday lettings and private house rental company....
Jul 22, 2022 Cryptoassets and Insolvency By Alexander Wood Helena Potts Tom McKay Kevin Heverin Kate O'Donoghue +2 more... Show less As the worlds of cryptoassets and insolvency collide, we have put together a paper analysing legal, practical and regulatory issues that...
Jun 24, 2022 Further recent guidance on schemes and restructuring plans By Kevin Heverin Alexander Wood Helena Potts Tom McKay +1 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...
Mar 09, 2022 Russian Sanctions Overview - Impact on Restructuring By Alexander Wood Helena Potts Kevin Heverin Tom McKay +1 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...