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Royal Court of Justice
Business & Property
08/10/2020

St Philips Barristers Involved in Multimillion Dollar Aerospace ‘goodwill’ Appeal Case

James Morgan QC and Kirsty White recently appeared in the Court of Appeal in Primus International Holdings Co & Others v Triumph Controls UK Ltd & Another [2020] EWCA Civ 1228, in which the court considered the legal meaning of...

St. Philips Chambers
Business & Property
27/09/2020

The Resumption of Part 55 CPR Possession Cases An Outline of Practice and Procedure

Introduction Amidst the latest news of supposed doom and gloom by the government, there has been a significant (and if you are a landlord, a somewhat positive) development: by way of a statement from the Master of the Rolls, Sir Terence Etherton, on...

EFL and Sheffield Wednesday logos
Business & Property
17/08/2020

English Football League –v- Sheffield Wednesday Football Club

John Randall QC and Mark Grant (along with Nick De Marco QC),instructed by Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP, acted for Sheffield Wednesday in arbitral and disciplinary proceedings between the EFL and the Club relating to its sale of the Hillsborough...

St. Philips Chambers
Business & Property
17/07/2020

Light Touch Administrations: a silver bullet, or a live hand grenade?

As retail insolvencies continue to rise, and amidst ongoing economic uncertainty, insolvency and restructuring professionals are increasingly exploring whether a ‘light touch administration’ is appropriate for their clients. In this new article...

St Philips Chambers reception
Business & Property
26/06/2020

Enter the ‘New Normal’: Key Takeaways from the Birmingham Business and Property Court User Meeting on 15th June 2020

On Monday 15th June 2020, the Birmingham Business & Property Court held its latest online Court Users Meeting and welcomed The Chancellor of the High Court, Lord Justice Vos along with Mr Justice Marcus Smith.  Below is a summary of the key...

Rob Mundy
Business & Property
26/06/2020

Statutory declarations by video link

In the article below, Rob Mundy explains why you can make a statutory declaration by video link. Key points: Because of doubts about whether para 9 of the Temporary Insolvency Practice Direction is effective, it is worthwhile considering whether...

Ali Tabari
Business & Property
25/05/2020

Ali Tabari reviews key points of the new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill, and sets out three key areas for litigators to start preparing for

Last week saw the first reading in the House of Commons of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill [‘CIGB’], which is the Government’s attempt to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on businesses which should otherwise have been viable. From a...

St Philips Chambers reception
Business & Property
20/05/2020

Rob Mundy & Ali Tabari’s Video Guide to E-Bundles, quoted in official guidance issued today by the Judiciary

The recent video created by St Philips Business & Property Group barristers, Rob Mundy and Ali Tabari, to provide guidance on how to create and use electronic bundles, has today featured in official “Guidance on PDF Bundles” issued by Mr...