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Civil Justice Council Publishes Report on Civil Enforcement

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The Civil Justice Council ("CJC") has issued a new report calling for an overhaul of the enforcement regime in England & Wales....more

Hogan Lovells

HL UK Pensions Law Digest 16 June 2025

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Welcome to our latest update, in which we cover: Pensions Regulator (TPR): completing the jigsaw A blog from TPR welcoming the opportunities presented by the Pension Schemes Bill; Pensions Ombudsman (PO): Operating Model...more

A&O Shearman

FCA policy statement on new regulatory return for consumer credit firms

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a final policy statement (PS25/3) on consumer credit regulatory returns, published together with an updated webpage. The FCA is introducing a new regulatory return for...more

Ankura

Fraud and Corruption in Covid Bounce Back Loans - A Perspective for Lenders

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Under the government Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), small businesses struggling due to the pandemic could obtain a fully government-secured loan of up to £50,000 with no repayments required for the first 12 months....more

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Can a Foreign Judgment Debt Directly Give Rise to Insolvency Proceedings in England?

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The Court of Appeal has held that seeking satisfaction of a foreign judgment debt using a statutory demand and the spectre of bankruptcy proceedings first requires the judgment to be recognised in this jurisdiction....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Holding Water: Thames Water Restructuring Plan Sanctioned

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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

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Recognition of Part 26A Restructuring Plans in Germany

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German real estate company Adler recently made headlines by successfully implementing a €6bn restructuring by way of a UK Part 26A Restructuring Plan. The Plan involved the subordination of Adler’s existing notes to new money...more

Hogan Lovells

Consumer finance regulatory news, January 2021 # 2

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Debt firms: FCA portfolio letter - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a portfolio letter it has sent to debt purchasers, debt collectors and debt administrators (collectively debt firms) setting out the...more

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Consumer finance regulatory news, November 2020 # 3

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Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 - The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Establishing and Managing a Business in the UK 2020

This guide has been compiled to give an overview of the rudimentary legal aspects that should be considered by anyone thinking of establishing a business in the UK. It is aimed at businesses that may already be established in...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Establishing and Managing a Business in the UK 2019

Establishing and Managing a Business in the UK”, authored by the attorneys of Pillsbury’s London office, is a concise and practical guide for foreign investors in the UK. The guide covers key concerns and topics such as...more

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HSBC to Provide Voluntary Redress for Historical Debt Collection Practices

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The Financial Conduct Authority announced that HSBC Bank Plc has voluntarily agreed to set up a redress scheme of approximately £4m for customers who suffered detriment by paying unreasonable debt collection charges imposed...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

UK Litigation in a Post Brexit World

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As in so many other areas, the effect of the decision to leave the European Union in the referendum on 23 June 2016 on litigation in England and Wales in still highly uncertain. There are a number of issues that the UK...more

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