The ability to cram down dissenting creditors in a Restructuring Plan (RP) is a helpful tool to ensure that a proposed restructuring is not derailed. But ultimately the power rests with the court in deciding whether to cram down an
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In the High Court decision of Pagden v Ridgley [2025] EWHC 2674 (Ch), Mr Justice Foxton considered an appeal from a decision by ICC Judge Greenwood, who previously dismissed a challenge to the fees charged by an administrator for
On 8 October 2025, the Court approved a significant milestone in the long-running insolvency proceedings of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE). After 17 years in administration, the Court granted an order terminating the administrators’ appointments and paving the way for
The High Court has refused to use its discretion to sanction a restructuring plan proposed by Waldorf Production UK Plc (Waldorf or the Company) which entailed a cramdown of the company’s unsecured creditors pursuant to Part 26A of the Companies
HMRC has issued new guidance explaining its expectations for the proportionate and appropriate use of Notices of Intended Dividends (NOIDs) in an MVL in light of what it says are challenges created by practitioners issuing a NOID at the start
On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a precedential decision in Little Hearts Marks Family II L.P. v. Carter (In re 305 East 61st Street Group LLC), 130 F.4th 272 (2d Cir. 2025),
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc.,[1] which materially limited the ability of federal courts to issue so-called “universal” or “nationwide” injunctions. Injunctions are common in bankruptcy cases, sometimes at the outset
The negotiated settlement procedure introduced by the Italian Code of Business Crisis and Insolvency (“CCII”), is a tool designed to facilitate the recovery of financially distressed companies through consensual, out-of-court solutions.
Under Article 22(1)(d) of CCII, an entrepreneur may request
On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, otherwise known as the GENIUS Act. The purpose of the GENIUS Act is to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for stablecoins
