Matthew Leake

Jan 16, 2025 | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Andrew Cooke |Maura McIntosh |Matthew Leake

The Supreme Court has upheld a Court of Appeal decision refusing to assist a Russian trustee in bankruptcy at common law by appointing the trustee as a receiver over the bankrupt's immovable property in England: Kireeva v Bedzhamov [2024] UKSC 39.

Jan 8, 2025 | linkedin.com | Eduardo Suarez |Matthew Leake

1. Meta ends its fact-checking programme. Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that Meta is ending its third-party fact-checking programme, and replacing it with a version of X’s community notes. The programme was launched in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election in 2016, as Sara Fischer explains in this useful thread.

May 13, 2024 | lexology.com | Neil Blake |Maura McIntosh |Matthew Leake

A recent High Court decision provides helpful guidance on the treatment of applications for an extension of time to comply with a procedural deadline, where the application is made at the very last minute – or in this instance, more precisely, the last three minutes: Lloyds Developments Ltd v Accor HotelServices UK Ltd [2024] EWHC 941 (TCC). The decision illustrates the difference between an “in-time” application to extend time and one that is made out of time.

Jul 19, 2023 | mondaq.com | Andrew Cooke |Matthew Leake

The English Court of Appeal has clarified the interpretation of two aspects of s.423 of the Insolvency Act 1986, the legislation which provides a mechanism for the avoidance of transactions which have been made for the purpose of defrauding creditors:Invest Bank PSC v Ahmad Mohammad El-Husseini [2023] EWCA Civ 555.