by Alistair Bacon | May 9, 2024 | Insolvency, Updates
We are pleased to present our 39th Insolvency Update. This comes at a time when we have seen a marked increase in insolvencies and restructurings in a number of sectors including online services, restaurants, high-end fashion and law firms (which seem to be going down like ninepins). For a précis of the latest case law, click here: AMB Update (39) May...
by Alistair Bacon | Aug 15, 2022 | Bulletins, Insolvency, Litigation
Parties involved in legal disputes need to take great care not to waive their legal privilege - this can be done inadvertently as this case demonstrates Bulletin - Inadvertent Waiver of...
by Alistair Bacon | Jul 6, 2022 | Bulletins, Insolvency
Firms are now gearing up for a surge in insolvency and restructuring in light of the current climate: the Brexit-car crash, incompetent government on the brink of collapse, double-digit inflation, war in Europe, the pandemic, OPEC-driven fuel crisis, rail strikes etc. For our latest Insolvency Update, click here: AMB Update (36) July...
by Alistair Bacon | Mar 29, 2022 | Bulletins, Insolvency
The various restrictions imposed on the presentation of winding up petitions are set to come to an end. From 1 April 2022, the minimum petition debt will be £750 and there will be no additional hoops for a petitioner to jump through before a petition can be presented. Click Here for our...
by Alistair Bacon | Mar 23, 2022 | Bulletins, Insolvency
Workloads are definitely on the up and official figures show that corporate insolvencies in February doubled compared to February 2021. Most IPs that we deal with seem to be much busier than they were six months ago. There is however a cloud on the horizon in the guise of the Court Service’s ability to cope with workloads. For our latest Insolvency Update, click here: AMB Update (35) Mar...
by Alistair Bacon | Jan 19, 2022 | Bulletins, Insolvency
Pace the hiccough caused by the Omicron variant (why is it not the Epsilon variant?), things seem to be slowly starting to return to normal. We have seen work picking up on all fronts with more transactional cases in the past eight weeks than we saw in the whole of the rest of 2021. For our latest Insolvency Update, click here: AMB Update (34) Jan...
