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LexisNexis Corporate Rescue And Insolvency: Case Alerter – April 2026

Gatehouse Chambers' Insolvency Team provides detailed analysis of three recent High Court cases examining critical issues in bankruptcy and insolvency law, including property transfers via WhatsApp...

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Gatehouse Chambers

Getting Creative: Strategies For Turning Around A Poor Performing Fund

Amid the macro-economic turbulence and geopolitical shifts that have so far characterised the 2020s, exit routes for funds have become constricted: traditional IPO exits have narrowed...

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

No Time Limit: Supreme Court Confirms Unfair Prejudice Claims Escape The Limitation Clock In THG Plc v Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd

The decision in THG Plc v Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd [2026] UKSC 6 overturns a controversial Court of Appeal judgment and restores what many had long assumed to be the settled legal position.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Terminating A Contract: How To Get It Right

Terminating a commercial contract requires careful navigation of legal frameworks and procedural requirements. Understanding your contractual and common law termination rights, following proper notice procedures, and recognizing how insolvency affects your options can mean the difference between a clean exit and a costly legal dispute.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Limited Liability Protection: When Can Directors Face Personal Liability?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Barnes Law

UK Companies House Shuts Down 'Brass-plate Factory' For China-based Clients

United Kingdom Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

Chemicals Sector Volatility, Restructuring, And The Investment Outlook

United Kingdom Insolvency

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A&O Shearman

Charging Order Made Final Following Successful Fraudulent Trading Claim (Re Courtside Recycling Ltd (In Liquidation))

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Gatehouse Chambers

The Legal Obligations When An Insolvent Business Closes Down

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Giambrone & Partners

Insolvency – Consultation On Civil Enforcement

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Providing Expert Evidence For A PIPE Investor In Its Successful Defence Against Claimants On The Exercisability Of A Put Option Following The Company's Delisting

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

How Much Notice Do You Really Need To Give?

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Supreme Court Holds That No Statutory Limitation Period Applies To Unfair Prejudice Petitions

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Yodel v Corlett: High Court Dismisses Share Warrants Claim Finding Key Documents Were Falsified

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Investing In The Defense Sector: Procurement, Sanctions, And ESG (Podcast)

United Kingdom Government

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A&O Shearman

Charting The EU AI Act Timeline – Key Dates From Adoption To Application

European Union Technology

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Lewis Silkin

Understanding The New Non-Financial Misconduct Rule: What Should Legal, HR And Compliance Teams Be Thinking About Now?

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

Navigating Reputational Risk In Family Offices (Video)

United Kingdom Privacy

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Withers LLP

Cryptoasset Regulation Coming To The United Kingdom: What You Need To Know

United Kingdom Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

Pass The Debt: Comparative Portability Analysis Across Leveraged Finance Products And Markets

Portability has been available in European leveraged debt markets for some time. On the high yield side, it has appeared in over 70% of sponsored deals every year since 2023. Less frequently seen in loans, syndicated TLB...

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

Options For Enforcement And Recovery: Insolvency Claims

An officeholder should consider whether and to what extent they can use their powers under sections 234, 235 and 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986...

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Eversholt Rail (365) Limited (In Liquidation) – "Everything Forever" Information Request Hits The Buffers

In Webb and another (as liquidators of Eversholt Rail (365) Limited (in liquidation)) v Eversholt Rail Limited and another [2026] EWHC 101 (Ch), the High Court dismissed the liquidators' appeal against a decision not to allow their extensive application for the production of documents under s.235 and s.236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986).

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

Private Capital In Casual Dining: Strategies For Navigating A Divided Market

The casual dining and hospitality sector is navigating a period of profound upheaval, driven by macroeconomic pressures, regulatory uncertainty, and shifting consumer preferences.

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

Risks For Parent Company Executives When A Foreign Subsidiary Fails

United Kingdom Insolvency

GGI Global Alliance

Insolvency At Sea (Again)—Court Of Appeal Upholds 'Pay First' Clauses In Marine Insurance Policy (MS Amlin v King Trader)

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Gatehouse Chambers

Beware "Standard" Termination Clauses: Key Lessons From The Court Of Appeal

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

High Court Upholds ICC Judge's Decision Dismissing Wide-ranging Application For Disclosure Of "Everything Forever" In Relation To Company In Liquidation

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Debtwire: Distressed Companies Brace For Tougher Talks As Investors Harden Bargaining Posture – US Restructuring Outlook

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

High Court Refuses Administrators' Application To Close Out FX Contracts Before Maturity

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Promises By WhatsApp – Are They Legally Binding?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Football Club Owners Take Heed: Inside The IFR's New Owners, Directors And Senior Executives Test

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

2026 Outlook: Are UK Liquidators Able To Limit Their Liability?

United Kingdom Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

Standout UK Insolvency Cases Of 2025 And Their Impact For Insolvency Practitioners In 2026

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Promises By WhatsApp – Are They Legally Binding?

The High Court in Reid-Roberts & Anor v Mei-Lin & Anor [2026] EWHC 49 (Ch) recently examined whether WhatsApp messages and emails effected an immediate disposition of a beneficial interest in land...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Football Club Owners Take Heed: Inside The IFR's New Owners, Directors And Senior Executives Test

English football has entered a new era. In July 2025, after a long journey set in motion by the attempted breakaway European Super League and the Fan-Led Review led by Tracey Crouch MP...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

2026 Outlook: Are UK Liquidators Able To Limit Their Liability?

In autumn of 2025, the English High Court decided that liquidators have unlimited personal exposure: they cannot contractually limit or exclude their personal liability for breach of duty.

United Kingdom Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

Standout UK Insolvency Cases Of 2025 And Their Impact For Insolvency Practitioners In 2026

Every year, the courts make a vast number of insolvency case law decisions. Many refine established legal principles; some are highly fact-specific (and distinguishable on that basis)...

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Liquidators And Liability Caps: The Core VCT Litigation

United Kingdom Commercial

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Gatehouse Chambers

Crypto Bankruptcy Claw-Backs: Strategic Imperatives For Creditors

The collapse of major digital-asset platforms in recent years has propelled bankruptcy avoidance actions into the spotlight. Among these, claw-back claims under the Bankruptcy Code – especially § 547 (pre-petition preferential transfers) and § 550 (recovery of value from transferees) – present complex, high-stakes terrain for creditors, trustees, and asset-recovery practitioners.

United Kingdom Insolvency

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IR Global

Mitchell v Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber (No 2) [2025] UKSC 43: Supreme Court Clarifies The Flexibility Of Equitable Compensation

The Supreme Court's decision in Mitchell v Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber (No 2) [2025] UKSC 43, handed down on 24 November 2025...

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Gatehouse Chambers

High Court Finds Trustees In Bankruptcy Could Seek To Annul A Bankruptcy Order Where It Could Not Be Given Practical Effect

The decision demonstrates the practical challenges for a trustee when faced with an uncooperative bankrupt.

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Assets Of Community Value: The Application Of Section 95 In Insolvency Situations

An article outlining the restrictions on the sale of land and buildings designated as Assets of Community Value (ACVs) under the Localism Act 2011 (Act), including the interim and full moratorium periods...

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Addleshaw Goddard

Restructuring Plans: What's Next For Smaller Enterprises?

United Kingdom Insolvency

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

TUPE Takeaways: How Insolvency Proceedings Can Modify TUPE

United Kingdom Insolvency

LS

Lewis Silkin

3 Key Developments Affecting The Success Of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings In England And Wales

United Kingdom Insolvency

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

When Arbitration Meets Insolvency: Insights From Common Law Systems

Worldwide Litigation

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Withers LLP

Late Appeals: Pawar's Dose Of Medpro's Cure

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

UK Companies House Strikes Non-compliant UK Companies Off Register

United Kingdom Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

UK Court Of Appeal Considers Whether Insurance Proceeds Paid To A Company In Liquidation Are Assets Of The Company Or Held On Trust For Third Party Claimants

United Kingdom Insurance

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Mayer Brown

The 2025 Practice Statement: Streamlining UK Schemes And Restructuring Plans

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Addleshaw Goddard

Navigating RPs In Light Of Evidentiary Developments: What We Have Observed From Poundland And River Island

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

Evidence Is Everything: Strike Out Application Dismissed As "Hopeless And Speculative" In The Insolvency And Companies Court – A Company -v- Visionary Future LLC & Ors.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

New Safeguarding Rules For UK Payment Firms: What Banks And Insolvency Practitioners Need To Know

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Mayer Brown

Managing Construction Insolvency Risk: How To Spot And Minimise Disruption In A Supply Chain

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herrington Carmichael

UK National Security And Investment Act Update: Streamlining Security, Supporting Investment

United Kingdom Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

River Island Decision And The Continued Evolution Of Restructuring Plans In The UK

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Strengthening Sport In Scotland – A Powerful Gathering Of Legal And Sporting Leaders

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Addleshaw Goddard

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BTI v SEQUANA – The Changing Nature Of Directors' Duties As A Company Flounders (Video)

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Quadrant Chambers

CDR/Insolvency Series: Get Out While You Can: Unfair Prejudice Petitions, Buy-outs And Valuations (Video)

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Gatehouse Chambers

The Pension Schemes Act 2021: The New Landscape For DB Schemes (Video)

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Gowling WLG

What You Need To Know About The Energy Crisis (VIDEO)

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

The End Of Furlough: What Happens Next?

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Quantuma

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