The COVID pandemic has placed many businesses in the difficult position of needing to recover debt. When a judgment debt is not paid, taking steps to enforce payment from the debtor will often be necessary.
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Residential Land Market Update – The outlook for 2025
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Housebuilder
Billy Poulter, partner in our Manchester Housebuilder division, specialises in residential development for UK housebuilders and gives some insight into the residential land market and provided some thoughts on the outlook for 2025.
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Billy Poulter
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Richard specialises in a broad range of commercial property matters particularly those in the leisure, hospitality and retail sectors, real estate finance and investment.
Shay strives to become an extension of his clients in-house legal teams by taking the time to understand the nature of the commercial environment they operate within allowing him to offer a clear and pragmatic view of client objectives.
Small business suppliers: Dealing with the financial stress of coronavirus?
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A number of temporary changes, designed to protect struggling businesses from insolvency during the coronavirus pandemic, were introduced by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIGA) as well as various permanent changes.
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The Debt Respite Scheme (‘Breathing Space’) – information for landlords and managing agents
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The government’s Debt Respite Scheme comes into force on 4 May 2021. The Scheme provides qualifying individuals with a ‘breathing space’ from creditor action.
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The importance of being precise in unfair prejudice petitions
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Primeking Holding Ltd and others v King and others [2021] (“Primeking”) seeks to remind us why the approach “take everything and the kitchen sink” is not always appropriate.
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An Unfair Prejudice Petition, contained within Sections 994 to 996 of the Companies Act 2006, is a legal mechanism available to a minority shareholder (the ‘Petitioner’) to challenge unfair treatment. It provides an opportunity for the Petitioner to seek a fair resolution through a statutory remedy which offers relief for ‘unfairly prejudicial’ conduct.
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Laura Mackain-Bremner
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Paige Skudder
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