In one of the most highly anticipated judgments in the European restructuring market in recent years, on 23 January 2024, the English Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s decision sanctioning the Adler restructuring...more
2/23/2024
/ Appeals ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border ,
Debtors ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Insolvency ,
UK ,
Winding Down
When the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) introduced the restructuring plan in England, comparisons with plans of reorganization under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (U.S. Bankruptcy Code)...more
Welcome to our 2021 round-up for civil fraud litigation, complex crossborder disputes and asset recovery. In this publication, we consider some of the key cases and developments in English law and practice from the past year...more
2/15/2022
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Contempt ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptoassets ,
Evidence ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Fraud ,
Inducement ,
International Arbitration ,
Jurisdiction ,
Libor ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Unlawful Means
Key Takeaways -
The United Kingdom’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) recently granted the U.K.’s first ever Collective Proceeding Order (CPO), on an “opt-out” basis, in Walter Hugh Merricks CBE v Mastercard Incorporated &...more
9/13/2021
/ Class Action ,
Class Representatives ,
Collective Actions ,
Competition ,
Interchange Fees ,
Litigation Funding ,
MasterCard ,
Opt-Outs ,
UK ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ,
UK Consumer Rights Act
In this alert, we consider a recent judgment of the English High Court on legal advice privilege with respect to foreign in-house lawyers, particularly in the context of non-“Advocate” Russian in-house lawyers.
Legal...more