The Court of Appeal has reversed the sanction of the Petrofac group’s restructuring plans and allowed the appeal of two dissenting unsecured creditors.Re Petrofac Limited and Petrofac International (UAE) LLC [2025] EWCA Civ...more
7/8/2025
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The English court has sanctioned the group’s interim financing plan, but the opposing creditor group’s appeal will be heard on an expedited basis.
The last 12 months have been turbulent for Thames Water. Following the...more
Actions brought against the BHS directors by the group’s liquidators have resulted in the largest reported award for wrongful trading since the provision’s introduction, but the judgment highlights some unsettled areas of the...more
The decision represents the first appellate-level ruling on the Part 26A regime.
On 23 January 2024, the Court of Appeal set aside the sanction of the Adler restructuring plan (RP) in the first appellate-level decision on...more
2/1/2024
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Insolvency ,
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Liquidation ,
Pari Passu ,
Priority Debt ,
Restructuring ,
Shareholders ,
UK
In a new ruling, the UK Supreme Court concluded that the rule applies only when a company is “insolvent or bordering on insolvency”.
On 5 October 2022, the UK Supreme Court handed down judgment in BTI 2014 LLC v. Sequana...more
The ruling confirmed that Section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 has extensive international reach, and does not require a transaction at an undervalue to leave the debtor with insufficient assets.
Background -
The...more