Our recently updated article considers how EU and German civil and regulatory law approach crypto assets with a particular focus on how those types of crypto assets are dealt with in an insolvency.
In this article we explore the different
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(UK) Office-Holder Remuneration Applications – the importance of details
When it comes to applications by office-holders for approval of their remuneration, the message in the case of Poxon and another v Wejo Ltd (in administration) [2025] EWHC 135 (Ch) was, the detail matters.
Background
Having failed to obtain approval…
Are you making progress? The Scottish court provides helpful pointers to English administrators seeking to extend on the content of progress reports
Although the case of Anthony John Wright and Alastair Rex Massey vs. Scottish Court of Session [2024] CSOH 105 is (as the name suggests) a Scottish decision, there are several takeaways from the case relating to the content of progress reports,…
(UK) Revolution Bars: When is a meeting really a meeting?
In his judgment to sanction the restructuring plan (“RP”) of Revolution Bars[1], Justice Richards proceeded on the basis that the Class B1 Landlords and the General Property and Business Rate Creditors were dissenting classes, notwithstanding that they approved…
Recovering costs for dealing with fixed charge assets – lessons for practitioners and security holders (UK)
By Sabina Khan
The decision handed down in Pagden and another v Ridgley [2024] EWCH 3047 (Ch) is a helpful clarification on whether agreed costs and expenses incurred by an office-holder in the context of dealing with assets which are subject to a…
Risk of personal liability for directors who re-use a company name: The UK Court provides clarity on one of the exceptions.
Using the same or similar name of a company that is in insolvent liquidation is prohibited by s 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA).
A director who acts in breach of s216 by being a director of, or being…
Comparison of Directors’ Duties Across Europe
This article, that was recently published in INSOL, provides a comparison of directors’ duties between several European jurisdictions – England and Wales, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.
It explores the role of directors and their…
Will UK businesses face supply chain challenges now Trump is in office?
Throughout his 2024 campaign, President Donald Trump vowed that if re-elected, he would address unfair trade practices, rebalance trade relationships, and fund other economic proposals through new and expanded tariffs. With his return to the White House, the world is…
(US) Fifth Circuit Puts Serta Simmons Uptier Transaction to Bed
On December 31, 2024, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a unanimous decision reversing the bankruptcy court’s ruling that allowed an uptier transaction entered into by Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC (“Serta Simmons”) in 2020 (the “2020…
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Denies Healthcare Debtors’ Request to Enter into Nonbinding Commitment Letter (US)
The goal of a sale process under section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code is for a debtor to maximize the value of estate property for the benefit of all parties-in-interest. But what happens when the only party that…