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Litigation & arbitration: top things you need to know - October 2012

Olswang LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 31 2012

The new Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson, has confirmed that the Jackson reforms will come into force in April 2013, scotching rumours that the legislative process would not be completed in time

Defence to directors’ breach of duty reconsidered

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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October 22 2012

High Court refuses to accept that a claim by an insolvent one-man company against its director for breach of his duties would be barred by ex turpi causa

Liquidator’s action not stymied by illegality defence

Pitmans LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 2 2012

In the recent High Court decision in Bilta (UK) Ltd (In liquidation) and others v Nazir and others 2012 EWHC (Ch), the court considered the application of the legal doctrine of ‘ex turpi causa non oritur actio’ in the context of fraud

Azevedo & Anor v Imcopa Importacao, Exportaacao e Industria de Oleos Ltda & Ors 2012 EWHC 1849

Wong Partnership
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United Kingdom
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August 31 2012

In 2006, a subsidiary of a Brazilian company issued US$100 million in principal amount of notes, guaranteed by its parent and constituted by a trust deed

Skeletons in Halliwells LLP's closet: secret meetings, fraud and siphoned funds

Buddle Findlay
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United Kingdom
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June 29 2012

As noted in our July 2010 newsletter, lawyers are not immune from the recession

Payments for creditors to vote for proposals held not to be bribes

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 6 2012

A facilitation payment to encourage creditors to vote through the restructuring proposals of creditors’ debts has been held by the High Court not to be an illegal bribe

General counsel update: 31 May 2012

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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Argentina, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom
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May 31 2012

This is the twenty-ninth in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Top tens of 2011 and 2012

CMS Cameron McKenna
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European Union, United Kingdom
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February 13 2012

You are busy people

Smoke in the hall of mirrors: good news for defendants in Sinclair v Versailles 2011 EWHC Civ 347

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 8 2011

The Sinclair v Versailles decision has extinguished any prospect that a victim of a fraud has a proprietary claim to a fraudster’s secret profits

Stanford, liquidations and the Serious Fraud Office

Jones Day
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United Kingdom
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May 1 2011

In relation to insolvent liquidations under U.K. law, one of the primary objectives will be the implementation of an efficient process to preserve and recover assets for the benefit of the creditors

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Litigation & arbitration: top things you need to know - October 2012

Defence to directors’ breach of duty reconsidered

Liquidator’s action not stymied by illegality defence

Azevedo & Anor v Imcopa Importacao, Exportaacao e Industria de Oleos Ltda & Ors 2012 EWHC 1849

Skeletons in Halliwells LLP's closet: secret meetings, fraud and siphoned funds

Payments for creditors to vote for proposals held not to be bribes

General counsel update: 31 May 2012

Top tens of 2011 and 2012

Smoke in the hall of mirrors: good news for defendants in Sinclair v Versailles 2011 EWHC Civ 347

Stanford, liquidations and the Serious Fraud Office

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