The Government implemented both temporary and permanent reforms to the UK insolvency regime in light of the COVID-19 (COVID) pandemic and resulting economic crisis. Significant changes were made by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) which aimed to ease the pressure on businesses…. Continue Reading The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
Before the introduction of the Limited Liability Partnership (“LLP”) as a legal entity in English law 20 years ago, the only form of legal partnership that existed was a partnership under the Partnership Act 1890. A significant difference was that in an old style partnerships each partner had joint (but not several) liability. Continue Reading Partnership Disputes and LLP Disputes
In the matter Spice and Anor –v- Tuli and Anor [2012] which was heard in the Court of Appeal, the Defendant appealed the decision that the Claimant was allowed to bring a claim by way of a consent order based on the same set of facts as a claim which they agreed to dismiss. The case discusses the use of the words…. Continue Reading How to correctly conclude a claim by way of a consent order
