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Law digests: 12 May 2023

12 May 2023
Issue: 8024 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Company

Re AGPS BondCo plc [2023] EWHC 916 (Ch), [2023] All ER (D) 58 (Apr)

The Chancery Division approved a restructuring plan. The plan concerned a company incorporated in England and Wales, which was part of a group whose business consisted of the purchase, management and development of income-producing, multi-family residential real estate in Germany. The court held that the relevant class, namely, the 2029 plan creditors, would be no worse off under the plan than they would have been under the relevant alternative. The court would exercise its discretion to make the order sought.


Debt

CRF I Ltd v Banco Nacional De Cuba and another [2023] EWHC 774 (Comm), [2023] All ER (D) 53 (Apr)

The Commercial Court ruled on a challenge to jurisdiction under CPR 11 brought by the defendants. The first defendant, a national bank, took out loans from commercial banks in the 1980s. The second defendant, the Republic of Cuba, acted as guarantor. The first defendant defaulted on repayments. The dispute involved a sovereign debt claim

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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