Archives for August, 2009


Failed property developer went bankrupt owing £69m
Crain's Manchester Business
Forensic insolvency practitioners at KPMG are searching for bank accounts that may hold money owed to creditors, and for Issa himself. ...

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Intellectual property rights and English insolvency law: a need ...
Linex Legal (registration)
Unlike in the US where the Bankruptcy Code prohibits one party terminating a contract merely as a result of the other's insolvency, under English law a ...


Bankruptcy tourists settle in Kent
FinancialAdvice.co.uk
As we covered in one of our recent posts there has been a significant increase in foreign bankruptcies declared in the UK because the UK bankruptcy laws are ...


Escada UK trades on despite strife
Drapers online
Escada's UK stockists should receive autumn deliveries as normal despite the brand's German parent company filing for insolvency earlier this month. ...


United Kingdom: Restructuring & Recovery Quarterly Bulletin ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
So how has this affected the UK economy and where has it left the insolvency, corporate recovery and turnaround professions? ...


Thursday's news and tips
Investors Chronicle
GM Europe, which also owns Vauxhall, has sought professional insolvency advice to prepare for the possibility that it may not attract a firm buyer in time ...

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GM Europe braced for risk of insolvency
Times Online
The jobs of Vauxhall's 5500 UK workers have been in doubt since its American parent went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this year. ...


New charity-run debt helpline launches as personal insolvency soars
PitchEngine (press release)
It follows a 27.4% increase in the number of people turning to personal insolvency (IVA or bankruptcy) during April to June 2009 compared with the same ...
Debt advice that can save thousandsPitchEngine (press release)

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Offshore Funds Today: Evolution of Offshore Funds - Adapting to a ...
Linex Legal (subscription)
P13 Cayman's Insolvency Regime P15 Winding Up The Changing Environment P16 Why Use An Offshore Fund? P17 How Will the Environment Evolve? ...

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Hedge fund side letters and in specie payments of redemption proceeds
Linex Legal (subscription)
Until now, resort to the UK Insolvency Rules, although workable, was proving increasingly unsatisfactory. In the Matter of Strategic Turnaround Master Fund ...
Offshore Funds Today: Evolution of Offshore Funds - Adapting to a ...Linex Legal (subscription)

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