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21 October 2020
Issue: 7907 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Law digests: 23 October 2020

Company

Re Codere Finance 2 (UK) Ltd [2020] EWHC 2683 (Ch), [2020] All ER (D) 51 (Oct)

Codere Finance 2 (UK) Ltd (the company), part of the Codere group of companies, had applied for an order convening a single meeting of creditors with regard to a scheme of arrangement (the Scheme) between the company and certain of its creditors (the Scheme creditors) under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006. Applying well established principles, the Chancery Division held that: (i) the statutory requirements had been met; (ii) the class had been fairly represented by the meeting, and the majority had acted bona fide; and (iii) the Scheme was one that could reasonably be approved by a creditor of the company belonging to the class concerned.


Costs

Goknur Gida Maddeleri Enerji Imalat Ithalat Ihracat Ticaret Ve Sanati AS v Organic Village Ltd and another [2020] EWHC 2542 (QB), [2020] All ER (D) 49 (Oct)

It was right to say that, to justify the making of a non-party costs order against a director

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys senior leadership appointments

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths strengthens London Construction and Engineering practice with two strategic senior hires

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins announces strategic hire to deepen skills base in the social business sector

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