Features and articles
Insolvency Rules...OK?
- Development and construction
- Business support & insolvency
- Construction mediation and adjudication
- Construction, development and engineering
We look at a Court of Appeal decision that is likely to have far-reaching implications on liquidators who were, naturally attracted to the idea of referring disputes to (quick and relatively inexpensive) adjudication as a means of determining monies owed to the insolvent company. More …
Recent Trends: Individual Voluntary Arrangements
The total number of individual insolvencies increased in the first and second quarters of 2018, reaching the highest level since 2012. We look in more detail. More …
Severance of a restrictive covenant – the impact of Freshasia Foods Ltd v Jing Lu [2018]
The Court of Appeal decision in Egon Zehnder Ltd v Tillman [2018] placed doubt on whether it was possible for parts of a single covenant to be deleted without changing the nature of the contract. More …
Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP: advice or information? SAAMCO explained
A recent Court of Appeal case in January 2019 has provided a useful analysis on using SAAMCO to distinguish between 'advice' and 'information' cases involving financial professional negligence. More …
What employers need to know about paying life assurance benefits
What should you consider when paying out life assurance benefits – and what are the implications if you get it wrong? Adrian Lamb, Legal Director in our Pensions and Benefits team considers the issues involved for employers and trustees. More …