Ben Larkin

Nov 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Heather Lennox |Corinne Ball |David Harding |Ben Larkin

The Situation: Four UK companies within the Cineworld Group ("Cineworld") have obtained court sanction to an English-law Part 26A restructuring plan ("RP").

Aug 20, 2024 | lexology.com | Adam Brown |Ben Larkin

The £150 million judgment makes clear the full impact of the trading misfeasance offence for directors. On 19 August 2024, the latest British Home Stores ("BHS") judgment set out how trading misfeasance claims were to be quantified. In awarding the companies £150 million against two former BHS directors, the English Court for the first time addressed how equitable compensation should be calculated for breaches by directors of what has been termed the "modified Sequana duty".

Apr 11, 2024 | mondaq.com | Heather Lennox |Corinne Ball |David Harding |Ben Larkin

The Situation:Following the seminal Adler judgment, the English Court has now ruled on a further two contested restructuring plans ("RPs"). These two judgments provide important commentary relevant to all parties considering or affected by a RP.

Apr 4, 2024 | lexology.com | Heather Lennox |Corinne Ball |David Harding |Ben Larkin |Dan Moss |Hannah Plumb

In Short The Situation: Following the seminal Adler judgment, the English Court has now ruled on a further two contested restructuring plans ("RPs"). These two judgments provide important commentary relevant to all parties considering or affected by a RP.

Mar 27, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Corinne Ball |David Harding |Ben Larkin

On January 23, 2024, the Court of Appeal in England and Wales (the "Appeal Court") upheld a challenge launched by dissenting creditors to overturn the UK Restructuring Plan (the "RP") of the Adler Group previously approved by the High Court under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Value Capital Solutions Master Fund LP and others v AGPS BondCo PLC [2024] EWCA Civ 24).