
Briefing
Has the English court signalled the end of the Shareholder Rule?
Has the English court signalled the end of the Shareholder Rule, and enabled companies to refuse disclosure on the grounds of privilege?
Read more

Briefing
UK Sanctions Regime: welcome guidance for Insolvency Practitioners
In the case of Hellard & Ors v OJSC Rossiysky Kredit Bank & Ors, the English High Court considered how the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations..
Read more

Briefing
Is Retrieval Duty an Extension of the Quincecare Duty
In this article we review the English court judgment in CCP Graduate School L…
Read more
Briefing
The UK Supreme Court provides its long awaited ruling on s.9 Arbitration Act 1996 stays in the “tuna bonds” scandal
In a recent decision of the UK Supreme Court in Republic of Mozambique (actin…
Read more
Briefing
Navigating the competing interests of shareholders and creditors following Sequana: A guide for directors and insolvency practitioners
The much-anticipated UK Supreme Court decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA &…
Read more
Briefing
English Commercial Court gives further clarification on the Quincecare Duty
The Commercial Court's keenly awaited judgment in Federal Republic of Nigeria…
Read more
Briefing
Quincecare Duty: Privy Council Rules that Duty of Care is not owed to Non-Customers of a Bank
On 12 May 2022, the Privy Council handed down the judgment in Royal Bank of S…
Read more
Briefing
Boris Becker: A Lesson under the Insolvency Act 1986
Boris Becker has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison in relation…
Read more
Briefing
Philipp: A Quincecare lifeline to retail banking customers?
In a somewhat unexpected judgment that widens the scope of the duty of care b…
Read more
Briefing
What the evolving landscape of ESG means for fraud and insolvency practitioners
The recognition of ESG issues, and the establishment of a coherent ESG strate…
Read more
Market Insight
HFW Launches in the BVI
We're pleased to announce we have launched in the British Virgin Islands, following the acquisition of Lennox Paton's BVI office.
Read more

Market Insight
Insolvency: ‘We’re investing a lot in Singapore – as the hub for the ASEAN region, we see being there as really critical’.
An interview with Mark Byers, Partner and Head of Strategic Relationships, Grant Thornton
Read more