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    • Mar 20, 2023

    Unearthing contaminated land

    The Contaminated Land Regime (“Regime“) governs the remediation of contaminated land in England and Wales and came into force on 1 April 2000. Over twenty years later, the Environment Act 1995 and the  Environmental Protection Act 1990 (“EPA“) remain the

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    • Mar 20, 2023

    What is a section 106 agreement?

    A local planning authority (“LPA”) can mitigate a development’s impact by making the grant of planning permission conditional on the completion of an agreement with, or a unilateral undertaking from, the landowner and/or developer. These agreements / undertakings (collectively known

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    • Mar 3, 2023

    Re Sova Capital Ltd [2023] EWHC 452 (Ch) Sale Of Assets, Sanctions

    Miles J’s judgment in Re Sova Capital Ltd [2023] EWHC 452 (Ch) will, like that of Jonathan Hilliard QC in Re Petropavlovsk Plc,be welcomed as a further example of the courts acting to assist insolvency practitioners selling assets in unusual

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    • Mar 1, 2023

    Off the record conversations – Reliance on the without prejudice rule and section 111a era – What are the limits?

    It is often in the interests of the parties to any dispute to settle the matter quickly and amicably. Litigation, being expensive and time consuming, is generally seen as a last resort. A crucial element of successful settlement discussions is

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    • Feb 28, 2023

    Integral Petroleum SA v Petrogat Fze & Ors

    Relief under ss 423-425 Insolvency Act 1986 is not limited to cases of insolvency, as the decision of David Edwards KC, sitting as a High Court judge in the Commercial Court, in Integral Petroleum SA v Petrogat FZE & Ors

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    • Feb 20, 2023

    Queensgate Place Ltd v Solid Star Ltd

    The substantive proceedings in Queensgate Place Ltd v Solid Star Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 93 (Ch) took the form of an unfair prejudice petition under s 994 Companies Act 2006 by which the petitioner, Queensgate Place Ltd, sought an

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    • Feb 17, 2023

    NGI Systems & Solutions Ltd v The Good Box Co Labs Ltd

    NGI Systems & Solutions Ltd v The Good Box Co Labs Ltd [2023] EWHC 274 (Ch) records the court’s reasons for sanctioning a restructuring plan made between the defendant company, The Good Box Co Labs Limited, its members, and separate

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