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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...
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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...
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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...
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Business & Property
18/05/2020

UPDATED 18.05.20 Judicial guidance regarding proceedings at Birmingham High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) and Birmingham County Court

IMPORTANT INFORMATION (revised 18 May 2020) Please note that guidance and advice issued nationally can be found at the following address https://www.judiciary.uk/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-and-guidance/?utm_medium=email&utm_source This local...
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Business & Property
12/05/2020

STOP PRESS: COURT OF APPEAL CHALLENGE TO PRACTICE DIRECTION 51Z, “STAY OF POSSESSION PROCEEDINGS – CORONAVIRUS”, FAILS

At 1pm yesterday, 11th May 2020, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment (remotely, of course) on PD51Z in the case of Arkin v Marshall & Anr (Lord Chancellor interested party; Housing Law Practitioners Association intervener) [2020] EWCA...
Rob Mundy
Business & Property
27/04/2020

Judicial guidance on extensions of time and adjournments

by Robert Mundy, Barrister Last week, His Honour Judge Stephen Eyre QC summarised the proper approach to appli-cations for an adjournment or an extension of time because of Covid-19. He did so in Muncipio de Mariana v BHP Group Plc [2020]...
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