David Steinberg and Lucy Walker look at a recent High Court case which serves as a timely reminder of the duties and responsibilities owed by non-executive directors. Read more

Tim Carter reviews the essential supplier regime under the Insolvency Act 1986 and considers what powers are available to office-holders to ensure suppliers continue to honour their contractual obligations when a company finds itself in an insolvency situation. Read more

David Steinberg takes stock of the pre-pack sale of VE Interactive Limited and the potential for conflicts of interest to arise where administrators exercise their power of sale. Read more

Tim Carter and Lucy Walker comment on a recent case where the High Court considered whether to retrospectively validate an administration order in respect of a company that was the subject of an outstanding winding-up petition. Read more

David Steinberg and Matthew Padian give a brief overview of the main features of the Insolvency and Corporate Governance Consultation launched by the BEIS earlier in March this year. Read more

There’s been quite a lot of recent press attention on the Conviviality saga and the acquisition of its wholesale division by C&C (the Irish company that also owns Magners cider) in a pre-pack administration. To find out more about our role in these developments, please click here.

Rebecca Walker and Helen Wheddon have written about how retailers can use pop-up shops to weather the storms currently faced by the embattled retail sector. To read this article which was first published in Fashion Capital, please click here.

Tim Carter and Lucy Walker give their insights on the growing use of CVAs by companies as a method to achieve some breathing space. Read more