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The UK's latest quarterly company insolvency statistics, published on 2 August, confirm the trends the restructuring community are seeing so far this year and are expecting to continue as we progress ...
Author(s): Nicholas Cooper, Ken Baird, Gabriel Wang
On 6 July 2022, the UK Government introduced to Parliament the Energy Security Bill (the Bill) which aims to build a “clean, affordable, and home-grown energy system” through the most ambitious packag...
Author(s): Deirdre Trapp, Rory Jones, Matt Hoser
On 6 July 2022, the UK Government introduced to Parliament the Energy Security Bill (the Bill) which aims to “deliver a cleaner, more affordable, and more secure energy system”. The Bill has had its f...
As of today, much of Part 1 of the new Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 has come into force and Companies House has launched the Register of Overseas Entities, which is now live....
Author(s): Ryan Thorne, Lydia Kent-Smith
On 22 July 2022 and after the judge ordered a delay for more evidence, the English court sanctioned the restructuring plan proposed by Houst Limited (Houst). Houst is an SME that is concerned with the...
Author(s): Katharina Crinson, Richard Layther, Richard Tett, Craig Montgomery
The Law for the amendment of the Spanish Insolvency Law that transposes Directive 2019/1023 (Directive on restructuring and insolvency) has been sent to the Spanish Congress for its final approval aft...
Author(s): Inaki Gabilondo, Ana Lopez, Silvia Angos
On 13 July 2022 the General Court rejected Illumina’s challenge to the Commission decision to review its acquisition of Grail. The review followed a referral of the case by EU Member States to the Com...
Author(s): Alastair Chapman, Thomas Lübbig, Bertrand Guerin, Amaryllis Müller, Joanna Goyder
In a consultation commenced on 7 July 2022, the UK Insolvency Service is proposing to implement two “model laws” adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). These a...
Author(s): Craig Montgomery, Alex Thomson, Anna Agnello