Legal Article
27 Jul 2023
On 26 July 2023, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Paccar Inc and Ors v Road Haulage Association and UK Claims Limited [2023] UKSC 28. The Supreme Court determined that Litigation Funding Agreement ("LFAs") were Damages-Based Agreements ("DBAs") rendering most…
Insolvency
Forbes News
25 Jun 2023
Logistics operators, business support providers, and IT and communications firms are the top three types of businesses most likely to trigger disputes and potential losses for other companies this year, according to Forbes Solicitors. New analysis of Office for National Statistics (ONS) datasets*…
Insolvency
Forbes News
20 Oct 2022
Forbes Solicitors has appointed Chris Bowers as a partner as it continues to scale and drive further growth. Chris - who completed his training at Forbes back in 2000 - re-joins the firm as head of the newly formed insolvency team. After Chris' departure from Forbes in 2003 he worked as an…
Insolvency
Legal Article
17 Jun 2021
Whilst the next stage of restrictions has been extended to get the country out of lockdown, the current moratorium in respect of winding up petitions against companies is still due to end on 30 June 2021. Since the moratorium came into effect in 2020 there has been significant restrictions in…
Insolvency
Legal Article
10 Feb 2021
National Apprenticeship Week began on 8 February. This year's theme is 'Build The Future.' With 20 years of experience in progressing employees through apprenticeships, Forbes Solicitors has helped build futures and this year has been no different and has been as successful, despite the…
Insolvency
Legal Article
15 Jan 2021
Following reports from The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) that 250,000 companies are at risk of closure in the next 12 months, Pauline Rigby, a partner and head of our Corporate team, looks at the restructuring options that can rescue businesses. Restructuring is often overlooked by…
Insolvency
Legal Article
18 Dec 2020
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) (No2) Regulations due to come into force on 31 December 2020, further extend the temporary prohibitions on winding up petitions based on statutory demands and the restrictions on winding up petitions and…
Insolvency
Legal Article
02 Oct 2020
The Government have recently announced an extension of insolvency measures under the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act until the end of year. These measures include the prevention of statutory demands and winding up petitions until the end of year unless there are specific circumstances.…
Insolvency
