by Leela | 2020-08-05 | Industry News
On 26 June 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (the “Act”) entered into force. The Act introduces some very significant reforms to the restructuring and insolvency framework in the UK, and also deals with immediate issues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic....
by Leela | 2020-06-16 | Industry News
The case of Financial Services (Europe) Limited v FCA[1] proves that it might be worth challenging the FCA and its supervisory powers, if your facts are right. The Upper Tribunal is an independent judicial body that hears the matter from scratch and develops its own...
by Leela | 2020-06-08 | Industry News
There are well-established principles that generally need to be applied where there is a mistake of some kind in a document which needs to be construed. However, the position is more complicated if the document is a public document. Instances involving various types...
by Leela | 2020-06-04 | Industry News
SUMMARY Social distancing measures in the current coronavirus pandemic (the “COVID-19”) have posed some interesting questions on how to effectively execute contracts in a way that ensures their validity, whilst keeping the parties safe and in compliance with the...
by Leela | 2020-05-26 | Industry News
A recent decision of the English Commercial Court (the “Court”) – Alfred Street Properties Limited (formerly known as Killultagh Estets Limited) v National Asset Management Agency [2020] EWCK 397 – has given guidance on the interpretation of the...
by Leela | 2020-04-29 | Industry News
Since the end of 2019, the spread of coronavirus and the disease created by it (the “COVID-19”) have generated fear in the population and are directly affecting the economy worldwide. In an attempt to avoid closing down and to reduce their losses, some businesses are...
