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MF Global gave implied indemnity for section 75 liability

The use of service companies to engage employees is well-established. This article looks at the implications of this structure for operating companies which have a final salary pension scheme.
02 July 2015

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High Court declines to hear foreign winding up petition on COMI and S.221 grounds

We have become used to courts granting administration or winding up orders in respect of overseas companies which have COMI or an establishment in the UK. This case is a rare exception.
27 November 2014

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How does the Privy Council's ruling on Saad affect modified universalism?

What next after the much anticipated judgments in PricewaterhouseCoopers v Saad Investments Company Limited [2014] UKPC 35 and Singularis Holdings Limited v PricewaterhouseCoopers [2014] UKPC 26?
27 November 2014

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When will a court sanction the sale of fixed charge assets by an administrator?

The case of O’Connell v Rollings [2014] EWCA Civ 639 provides useful guidance on the factors the court will take into account.
27 November 2014

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Can debtors be balance sheet or cash flow insolvent if their obligations are limited?

Can a debtor be balance sheet or cash flow insolvent though its obligations are limited to available assets (as considered by the High Court in Re ARM Asset Backed Securities SA [2013] EWCH 3351)?
25 February 2014

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Goldacre overruled; rent to be paid as an expense pro rata

The Court of Appeal have overruled the High Court, deciding that rent should be treated as an expense based on actual usage and not on when the rent falls due. What does this mean for practitioners?
25 February 2014

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Director guarantees and the family home; does a spouse have an equity of exoneration?

Directors will often guarantee their companies’ debts but Day v Shaw and another [2014] EWCH 36 queries if a director's spouse can have her "share" of the house protected in the event of a sale.
24 February 2014
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