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Raquel Agnello KC Chairing a panel at the INSOL Channel Islands Seminar

📃 Snoozebox Limited v The Health and Safety Executive Judgment

INSOL BERMUDA SEMINAR

ClientEarth Refused permission to bring a derivative claim on behalf of Shell plc. against its directors.

Matthew Parfitt called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

Carleen Sobczyk Joins Erskine Chambers

Erskine Chambers Tenancy Applications

THE PREMIER LEAGUE OWNERS’ AND DIRECTORS’ TEST AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE – DAVID CHIVERS KC AND SEAMUS WOODS

Raquel Agnello KC writes for Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law.

International Women’s Day 2023

Erskine Chambers Ranked in the Chambers & Partners Global Guide 2023

The Lawyer Top 20 Cases of 2023

Ben Shaw Appointed As King’s Counsel

Look Chan Ho Called to the Bar of England and Wales

James Potts KC at the Chancery Bar Association Conference

Erskine Chambers Shortlisted at GIR Awards 2022 : Most Important Court Case of the Year

Lord Richards, former member of Erskine Chambers, appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court

“Momentous” Supreme Court ruling on directors’ duties to act in creditors’ interests Andrew Thompson KC appearing for the Appellant

Erskine Chambers Shortlisted at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022

Dan Butler joins Erskine Chambers

10@12 Webinar: Cross-Border Jurisdiction and Arbitration Cooperation in Commercial and Insolvency Disputes

10@12 Webinar: Payments to Directors: Challenge and Justification 08/07/22

Peter Arden QC shortlisted for Chancery Silk of The Year

Erskine Chambers shortlisted at the The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022

Commercial/Company Conference at Convene London on 29/09/22

Jack Rivett acted for ENRC, instructed by Michael Roberts of Hogan Lovells International LLP

10@12 Webinar: Arbitration of Corporate Disputes

Watch the first webinar of the 10@12 Series

10@12 Webinar: Injunctions and Corporate Transactions

Samuel Parsons Joins Erskine Chambers

Case Note: Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy v Adam and ors [2022] EWHC 922 (Ch)

10@12 Webinar: Privilege in Corporate Disputes

Erskine Chambers appoints new Marketing Manager

Mark Swallow Retired

Look Chan Ho joins Erskine Chambers as a Door Tenant

FC Case Feature: Share schemes – Jack Rivett of Erskine Chambers considers a Court of Appeal decision in relation to unlawful discounts and commissions contrary to ss 580 and 552 Companies Act 2006

Tom Hall returns to practice after 3 months on secondment at Freshfields

Erskine Chambers appoints new Senior Clerk and Business Development Director

Andrew Thompson QC named Company and Insolvency Silk of the year at the 2021 Chambers UK Bar Awards

Erskine Chambers shortlisted for awards at the 2021 Chambers UK Bar Awards

Directors’ duties – To what extent is a person who has resigned as a director still subject to a duty to avoid conflicts of interest with his former company? Edward Davies QC considers a recent High Court decision extending the scope of the duty.

Public Interest Winding Up – Is ‘lack of transparency’ a sufficient basis for the Secretary of State to seek to wind up a company?

New Head of Chambers

IsZo Capital LP v Nam Tai Property Inc BVIHC (COM) 2020/0165

Byers v Chen (aka Ningning) [2021] UKPC 4

Saxby v UDG Healthcare (UK) Holdings Ltd [2021] EWHC 144 (Ch)

Matthew Parfitt appointed as Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge

Erskine celebrates top rankings in Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners 2020/21 editions

Peter Arden QC shortlisted for Company/Insolvency Silk of the Year by Chambers UK Bar Awards 2020

Matthew Parfitt appointed to the A Panel

The Premier League Owners’ and Directors’ Test and international human rights – David Chivers QC and Seamus Woods draft proposed changes for Amnesty International UK

CIGA 2020, COVID-19, AND COURT CONVENED SCHEME MEETINGS

Patrick Harty and Andrew Thompson QC consider the Court of Appeal’s decision in the Bridgehouse v BAE litigation in relation to the arbitrability of claims under s1028(3) CA 2006

Minority shareholders – Philip Gillyon considers the meaning of ‘fair value’ in light of Shanda Games, a Privy Council decision on ‘fair value’ in Cayman Islands law on mergers

Conor McLaughlin considers the temporary and permanent measures proposed in the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill

Edward Davies QC and Matthew Parfitt consider decision to put Lord Grade’s media investment company into administration

BYERS and ors v. SAMBA FINANCIAL GROUP

THE OSTENSIBLE AUTHORITY OF RECEIVERS, APPLYING THE PRIVY COUNCIL DECISION IN PT SATRIA V EAST ASIA COMPANY LTD

THE UNCITRAL MODEL LAW AND THE CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCY REGULATIONS 2006: A NEED FOR INSOLVENCY OR SEVERE FINANCIAL DISTRESS

ANDREW THORNTON APPOINTED QUEEN’S COUNSEL AND FEATURED IN THE LAWYER HOT 100 2020

KOSMIN & ROBERTS – COMPANY MEETINGS: LAW, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE, THIRD EDITION NOW AVAILABLE

MISUSE OF FIDUCIARY POWERS: THE RIGHT TO PURSUE A PERSONAL CLAIM

DISMISSAL OF PUBLIC-INTEREST WINDING-UP PETITIONS IN SECRETARY OF STATE V PAG ASSET PRESERVATION LTD [2019] EWHC 2890 (CH)

CONTRACTS: HIGH COURT CONSIDERS WHETHER CONTRACTUAL TERMINATION SURVIVES RESTORATION TO THE REGISTER

“OSTENSIBLE OR APPARENT AUTHORITY AND THE INDOOR MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLE” FOLLOWING EAST ASIA COMPANY LTD V PT SATRIA

SUFFICIENT CONNECTIONS? ACCESSING THE COURT’S SCHEME JURISDICTION UNDER PART 26 CA 2006

THE ISSUES FOR DETERMINATION AT A CONVENING HEARING

BEN GRIFFITHS SHORTLISTED FOR ‘COMPANY/INSOLVENCY JUNIOR BARRISTER OF THE YEAR’ BY CHAMBERS UK BAR AWARDS 2019

CAN A FOREIGN COURT EXERCISE POWERS CONFERRED ON ‘THE COURT’ UNDER ENGLISH STATUTE?

WARRANTY CLAIMS: STOBART GROUP LTD V STOBART [2019] EWCA CIV 1376

REQUISITIONS AND CHAIRMAN’S POWERS: KAYE V OXFORD HOUSE (WIMBLEDON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD [2019] EWHC 2181 (CH)

DERIVATIVE CLAIMS IN COMPLEX GROUP STRUCTURES: TONSTATE GROUP LTD V WOJAKOVSKI

CHARITY COMMISSION’S FIRST PETITION TO WIND UP A CHARITY (RE THRIFT URBAN HOUSING LIMITED)

ARBITRATION FELLOWSHIPS

CREDITORS’ SCHEMES OF ARRANGEMENT: ISSUES ARISING IN RE NOBLE GROUP LTD

INJUNCTION TO PREVENT COMPANY ‘HIJACK’: FINDMYCLAIMS.COM LTD V HOWE [2018] EWHC 1833 (CH)

BURNDEN HOLDINGS (UK) LTD V FIELDING [2019] EWHC 1566 (CH)

WALKERS (BERMUDA) LTD V BERMUDA BAR COUNCIL [2019] UKPC 25

FAILURE TO PAY DIVIDENDS HELD TO BE UNFAIRLY PREJUDICIAL: ROUTLEDGE V SKERRITT [2019] EWHC 573 (CH)

COULD POTENTIAL CHALLENGES TO CVAS ALTER THE CURRENT APPROACH BY THE PPF TO CVAS? RAQUEL AGNELLO QC COMMENTS IN FT PENSIONS EXPERT ARTICLE

BTI V SEQUANA: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION

NEW GROUND BROKEN WITH “SOFT TOUCH” PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATIONS IN THE BVI

ERSKINE NAMED INSOLVENCY SET OF THE YEAR BY THE LEGAL 500 UK AWARDS 2019

“LOYALTY SHARES” AND WEIGHTED VOTING RIGHTS IN COMPANIES FORMED AND REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACTS

LEHMAN BROTHERS: INTERPRETATION OF THE PRINCIPLE IN RE CONDON, EX PARTE JAMES

NICK SEGAL JOINS ERSKINE CHAMBERS

ERSKINE EXPANDS ITS OFFSHORE CAPABILITY

COURT SANCTIONS STELLAR DIAMONDS TAKEOVER DESPITE LOW TURNOUT

PACE POLANSKI

JSC BTA BANK V ABLYAZOV [2018] UKSC 19

COURT OF APPEAL DECISION IN EASYNET GLOBAL SERVICES LTD

RE MEEM SL LIMITED (IN ADMINISTRATION) [2017] EWHC 2688 (CH) – ATTEMPT TO CHALLENGE PRE-PACK DEFEATED

ARTICLE: INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING – LIFE AFTER BREXIT

CULLEN INVESTMENTS V BROWN – RELIEF FROM LIABILITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 1157 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006

PAYMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S ADMINISTRATION FEE

THE RICHARD SYKES QC STUDENTSHIP IN CORPORATE LAW

JSC MEZHDUNARODNIY PROMYSHLENNIY BANK v PUGACHEV & ORS [2017] EWHC 2426 (CH)

DEE VALLEY GROUP PLC

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