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Prudence and productivity: Walking the Mansion House tightrope
Since the Mansion House Compact of 2023, many large UK pension schemes have been committing to shift investment strategy.
Welcome to the Fall edition of the International Restructuring Newswire. In this issue we focus on recent developments and new trends in cross-border insolvencies.
Featured articles
To our clients and friends
Last month marked the ten-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
October 23, 2018
Litigation funding in Canadian insolvencies: a new tool in the toolbox?
The high (and rising) cost of complex commercial litigation proceedings remains one of the defining features of litigation in Ontario, and across Canada more...
October 23, 2018
Takata – anatomy of a complex cross-border restructuring
In the face of the largest recall in automotive history, Takata Corporation and its subsidiaries worldwide implemented one of the largest and most complex global...
October 23, 2018
Cross-border restructuring conundrum: The current position for restructuring professionals following The OJSC International Bank of Azerbaijan
This article will consider the impact of the decision in the IBA Case on the legal position in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia, including the key legal and...
October 23, 2018
The English Court’s power to appoint provisional liquidators over foreign companies in urgent cross-border insolvencies
This article considers the circumstances in which the English court will exercise its discretion to appoint a provisional liquidator over a foreign company.
October 23, 2018
Post-Detroit–are there alternatives for distressed municipalities to restructure?
The City of Detroit’s historic bankruptcy is a case study of how a severely distressed municipality can restructure massive amounts of debt, reduce pension...
October 23, 2018
Recent publications
Publication
Essential Corporate News: Weeks ending 2 and 9 January 2026
On 30 December 2025, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) published guidance for large companies that are now required by The Companies (Directors’ Report) (Payment Reporting) Regulations 2025 to report in their directors’ reports some of the information on their payment practices, policies and performance that they are required to report under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017.
Publication
Cryptoasset Trading Platforms: What are the latest proposals?
Since HM Treasury published the new Cryptoassets Regulations and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its latest series of consultation papers (CP25/40, 41 and 42) in December 2025, we have a little more clarity on the approach that is likely to be taken to various providers of cryptoasset services, including operators of cryptoasset trading platforms (CATPs).
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