Blake Lapthorn’s Insolvency and Business Recovery team regularly issues bulletins providing analysis of important legal news or practical developments, as well as news about the team, seminars and other events. 

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nothing's too difficult?: liquidators have to value claims

26 Mar 2012

Our Restructuring and Insolvency group draws attention to a recent case where the High Court has provided some valuable guidance in relation to solvent liquidations.

the financial crisis: an uncomfortable truth?

28 Feb 2012

Head of our Finance group, Kath Shimmin, challenges the assumption that the credit crisis and the woes that have flowed from it are entirely the workings of the shadowy evil geniuses in the 'City'.

the Court of Appeal backs the Pensions Regulator's powers to impose penalties

06 Feb 2012

The powers of the Pensions Regulator to impose financial penalties on pension scheme sponsoring employers and those associated or connected with them were recently given a boost by the Court of Appeal in its ruling in the much publicised Lehman/Nortel case (Bloom v the Pensions Regulator).

an (un)reality check: update on the appointment of administrators?

10 Jan 2012

Our Insolvency and Business Recovery team highlights important additional guidance on the approach of the court to the appointment of administrators.

TUPE update: unwanted certainty?

06 Jan 2012

Our Insolvency and Business Recovery team provides an update on the implications of two recent Court of Appeal decisions that further restrict the possibility of avoiding the application of TUPE to administrations.


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