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“Breathing Space” for Companies: Clarifying the Court’s Approach to Granting Part A1 Moratorium in Re Grove Independent School Ltd [2023] EWHC 2546 (Ch)
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Written by Angelique Tek, BVS LLM, City Law School Introduction: This article elucidates the test applied by the court in deciding whether to grant an order for Part A1 moratorium (“Part A1 moratorium”) under the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986), also known as a standalone moratorium, to companies subject to…
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Interview with Benedict Evans, barrister at Wilberforce Chambers
Boris Young (BVS, City Law School) interviews City Law School alumni Ben Evans about pupillage, his practice at Wilberforce Chambers and volunteering with the COIN scheme. Please introduce yourself and where you currently practice. My name is Benedict Evans and I am a first year tenant at Wilberforce Chambers. What…
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How to Deal with Failing Water Companies: Special Administration Regimes in the Water (Special Measures) Bill
By Alex Ewing, Bar Vocational Studies, City Law School. Introduction The water industry has been in the headlines in the past couple of years, with negative attention surrounding “sewage dumping, water leaks, hosepipe bans and billions of pounds paid out to investors.”[1] In this context, there have been calls for…
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Becker Breaks Back
A Case Analysis Becker v (1) Ford (2) O’Connell (3) Official Receiver Darian Murray-Griffiths writes about the recently concluded Insolvency Law case in the ongoing bankruptcy saga of the famed professional tennis player, Boris Becker. This judgment of February 2024 discharged Mr Becker from bankruptcy. The judge interestingly considered the…
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Interview: Pawel Guzik – Pupil Barrister at XXIV Old Buildings
Ellie Rush interviews City Law School alumni Pawel Guzik, about his experience with the COIN scheme and his current practice. Please introduce yourself and where you currently practice. “My name is Pawel Guzik. I am a pupil barrister at XXIV Old Buildings, a leading commercial and chancery set of chambers…
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BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA –Directors’ Duty to the Creditor: Revisited
Article by Iffah Sheikh (6th March 2023) On 5 October 2022, the Supreme Court released its long awaited 160-page judgment for BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA[1] in which they answered whether the trigger for the directors’ duty to consider creditors is merely a real risk of, as opposed to…
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What’s next? COVID law expired
By Aleks Dimitrov At the time of writing this, a lot of the special COVID business protections and laws that were introduced by the government are beginning to expire as the UK prepares to ‘go back to normal’, at least in terms of law. The measures I am referring to…
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Brexit, COVID-19 and UK Insolvency Proceedings
This is a handy summary on the effect of Brexit and COVID-19 on UK Insolvency Proceedings. This will be a useful guide for (i) those studying Company & Insolvency Law, (ii) students going for an interview with chambers who practice in this area, or (iii) students’ general knowledge and practice.…
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The Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act – Crackdown on “dodgy” company dissolution
By You Xian Ng, March 2022 Background of Insolvency Service’s powers under Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 Prior to The Ratings (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 2021 (“the Act”), the Insolvency Service (on behalf of the Secretary of State) only had the power to investigate the conduct of…
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Case Analysis: RE Ipagoo LLP (In Administration) [2022] EWCA Civ 302
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By Josh Stephens, April 2022 A key recent case in insolvency law has been the ongoing saga of Ipagoo LLP. Background and Initial High Court Judgment The facts of the case were as follows: Ipagoo went into administration in 2019. Ipagoo’s principal business was in electronic money, and as such…
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