This updated edition explores how the market’s response has developed, the trends that have emerged and some significant changes to legislation in the UK and incorporates a valuable table comparing the key features of a UK scheme of arrangement, a UK restructuring plan and the US’s Chapter 11 rehabilitation procedure, as well as case studies on the restructurings of Virgin Atlantic Airways and Malaysian Airlines Berhad.
This German-language article explores a recent decision from the Federal Labour Court on the limitation of the right to information on e-mails under a new data protection law.
Significant changes for share deals relating to entities owning German real estate passed the German Parliament and shall become effective from 1 July 2021.
This week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly features the latest from the Court of Appeal on limitation, together with a decision on the manner in which security for costs should be provided, and the relevant test for the implication of terms, plus a warning on the risk of parallel proceedings for the enforcement of judgments.
Join Watson Farley & Williams for to the second episode of our Maritime Webinar Series on 11 May.
This article explores a recent TCC decision that has provided long overdue and important confirmation on how clauses excluding or restricting liability for breach should be interpreted.
This article examines relationship agreements in the context of companies whose shares are admitted, or are seeking admission, to trading on one of the markets operated by the London Stock Exchange or Aquis Stock Exchange.
Danaos has refinanced all its outstanding debt under nine senior secured credit facilities, streamlining its capital structure from nine credit facilities to one.
The long-running case was eventually decided in BCP’s favour after almost five years. The Supreme Court’s judgment has established a legally sound and commercially viable precedent for petroleum industry participants.
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, find out what the Court of Appeal had to say about banker’s duties, without prejudice privilege and limitation periods.
