Tenant Insolvency – Are Retail CVAs Falling Out Of Favour? By Rachael Reynolds, Joe Bannister, Kevin Hawthorn Economic headwinds continue to make life difficult for retail and leisure operators…
A question of fact or a point of principle? Rescue, Restructuring Plans and the Inland Revenue By Joe Bannister, Background The Restructuring Plan, sometimes referred to as the "super scheme", was introduced…
Thinking the unthinkable: Some Lessons from the Silicon Valley Bank debacle By Joe Bannister, Christopher Wall, Toby Hewitt, Giles Hindle, Kevin Hawthorn Introduction Before the end of last week (10 March 2023) it would be fair to assume that the name…
Implications of the Sequana decision for Directors and their advisers By Joe Bannister, Pippa Ellis The Supreme Court’s recent judgment in BTI v Sequana is a significant decision for the law of…
Opening the floodgates: Will the current increase in insolvencies result in more claims against Insolvency Practitioners? By Joe Bannister, Pippa Ellis The Autumn budget will have done little to ease the concerns of companies facing significant…
"Steady as we go?” Supreme Court clarifies, for the first time, when and how company directors owe a duty to a company’s creditors. By Giles Hindle, Joe Bannister, Jonathan Brogden, Pippa Ellis On 5 October 2022, the Supreme Court delivered its long awaited judgment in BTI 2014 LLC V Sequana…
Restructuring plans: magic bullet or unaffordable luxury? By Joe Bannister The restructuring plan, based upon the Part 26 Companies Act 2006 Scheme of Arrangement, is both a…