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K&L Gates LLP

Back to the Drawing Board for Restructuring Plans—Part 26A of the UK Companies Act 2006

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Saipem & Ors v Petrofac Limited and Petrofac International (UAE) LLC [2025] EWCA Civ 821 - Executive Summary: Negotiating Leverage Handed to Out of the Money Creditors - In a sweeping decision, the UK Court of Appeal has...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New Money - Marking the Boundaries

The majority of all 2023 EMEA restructurings involving an equitisation and/or a maturity extension required the provision of new money. While equitisation can solve for an over-leveraged capital structure, and maturity...more

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The importance of Alternative Dispute Resolution – Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

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In England & Wales proceedings are subject to a series of "Pre-Action Protocols" which set out the steps a Court would expect parties to take prior to commencing proceedings. The Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols applies to...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Report: U.S-U.K. Trade Agreement Negotiations to Begin This Month

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The United States and United Kingdom are preparing to begin negotiations on a new trade agreement later this month. According to an October 3, 2023 reporting by POLITICO, President Biden and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Widely Forecast Recession in the UK Will Likely Reshape M&A

Key Points In the U.K., looming economic uncertainties are expected to play a significant role in M&A activity at almost all stages of the acquisition life cycle, from sourcing deals to financing, due diligence, negotiation...more

King & Spalding

Partygate: Work-Place Negations, Intoxications and Investigations

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Many of you will have read the Sue Gray report published last week into the investigation into alleged gatherings of Number 10 staff on UK Government premises during Covid restrictions. It makes a sobering read...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

COVID-19 Commercial Property Arrears 18 Months On

As you may have read in our previous bulletins (UK Government Provides Extra Protection for Businesses with Ban on Evictions for Commercial Tenants Who Miss Rent Payments, COVID-19: Key Considerations for UK Commercial...more

A&O Shearman

UK Draft Negotiating Documents Published

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The U.K. government has published a letter from U.K. chief negotiator David Frost to EU counterpart Michel Barnier and U.K. draft legal texts of the proposed U.K.-EU Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement, as well as other...more

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COVID-19: Will Borrower Defaults Increase?

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On 11 March 2020, the Bank of England (the “Bank”) warned of “an economic shock that could prove sharp and large” resulting from the coronavirus outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019. Presenting a package...more

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English Court of Appeal Rules on Privilege and Settlement Agreements

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The Court examined “without prejudice” privilege and litigation privilege as they apply to settlement agreements and their inspection by co-defendants. In BGC Brokers LP & Ors v. Tradition UK & Ors, the English Court of...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Brexit: Vote or No Vote?

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UK Parliament will meet Saturday to consider the revised withdrawal agreement and political declaration approved by the European Council this week. While media attention has focused on the government's efforts to forge a...more

Hogan Lovells

Reacting to a CPO – what do you need to do?

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In the second of our series on compulsory purchase, we turn to what you should do if your property is at risk of compulsory acquisition....more

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BREXIT: Finding the Least Worst Option?

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"No deal" safely averted? On March 28, 2019, at least we can be reasonably confident that the UK does not face a "no deal" Brexit at 11.00pm on March 29th. Reasonably confident, but not absolutely certain. Members of the...more

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Did Tesco Act Too Hastily in Entering Into DPA Negotiations? (Serious Fraud Office v Tesco Stores Ltd)

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What is the background to this DPA and why is it only now being published? On 29 October 2014, the SFO opened an investigation into Tesco Stores Ltd in relation to a suspected offence of false accounting, contrary to...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - March 2019

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Ambassador Lighthizer Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee On Trade Relationship between United States and China - On February 27, 2019, United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) Robert Lighthizer testified...more

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U.K. Trade Deals

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The U.K. has been intensively negotiating the terms that will govern its relationship with the EU following a “Brexit.” This has been the sole focus of the Press and the Parliament for many months. However, upon leaving the...more

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Outlook for US Trade Policy and the World Trade Organization in 2019

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The year 2018 may be remembered as a turning point for US trade policy and the international trading system. The Trump administration took several unilateral trade actions, including the imposition of global "national...more

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Should the Government lose the 'meaningful vote' – what next?

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The EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 requires Parliament to pass a motion approving the withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship between the UK and the EU. This so-called 'meaningful vote' was due to take...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Road to Brexit: Theresa May sets out “Five Tests” with which to judge eventual deal

The Prime Minister has given the clearest indication yet of what the UK will seek in the Brexit negotiations. Access to each side’s markets is going to be less than it is today. ...more

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Brexit Update: Negotiations Move To The Next Phase After Joint Report

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On December 8, 2017, the UK and the EU issued a Joint Report on the first phase of negotiations covering Brexit. This document included three significant provisions...more

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What to Expect in UK Employment Law in 2018: GDPR, Brexit Negotiations and More

Whilst 2017 was anticipated to be a fairly static year for employment law, that did not in fact prove to be the case, and there were various notable developments, including the following: ..The landmark defeat of the...more

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Alternative Dispute Resolution in England and Wales

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A guide to mediation and the other main types of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in England and Wales. ...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

European Commission’s 6 Proposals for Post-Brexit Intellectual Property Rights

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The European Commission (EC) has released a position paper on its objectives for the Article 50 Brexit negotiations with the UK regarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). The EC has effectively set out six key principles...more

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Brexit: The Great Repeal Bill

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On 13 July 2017, the UK government published the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, known as the “Great Repeal Bill.” This major piece of constitutional legislation sets out the government’s proposals for transforming existing...more

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The Brexit Negotiations (2): What is the UK’s Opening Position?

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This is our second Alert on the Brexit negotiation1, which started on Monday, June 19, 2017. Having outlined the EU’s opening position, we now turn to that of the United Kingdom. The main source used is the UK Government’s...more

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