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Cohen & Anor v Co-Operative Group Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 1228 (Ch) (21 May 2026)
The High Court considered whether Project Chicago share withdrawals and transfers were transactions at an undervalue or preferences under the Insolvency Act 1986.
Mercantile Indemnity Company Ltd & Ors, In the Matter Of [2025] EWHC 3396 (Ch) (23 December 2025)
The High Court sanctioned an insurance business transfer scheme moving Mercantile and Rombalds’ run-off business to River Thames, and made ancillary dissolution orders.
Credit Suisse Virtuoso Sicav-Sif & Anor v Softbank Group Corp & Ors [2025] EWHC 2631 (Ch) (15 October 2025)
High Court section 423 claim over the Greensill/Katerra financing structure and the $440 million Fairymead Notes, involving SoftBank entities and Greensill Limited.
Visalia Marketing Corp & Anor v Seadrill Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 1747 (Comm) (10 July 2025)
The Commercial Court held that Visalia had a binding contract with Seadrill Management for its fee, but rejected claims against Old Seadrill, Mr Kennedy, and New Seadrill.
SBP 2 SARL v 2 Southbank Tenant Ltd [2025] EWHC 16 (Ch) (07 January 2025)
Commercial lease forfeiture claim struck out where the court held the insolvency forfeiture clause required a prior judicial determination under the Insolvency Act 1986.
SFL Ace 2 Company Inc v DCW Management Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 3074 (Comm) (29 November 2024)
The Commercial Court refused search-based disclosure sought for a prospective non-party costs application, holding the request was disproportionate and unnecessary.
The defence of honest opinion succeeded because the facts indicated in the article and pleaded by the defendant were substantially true, and an honest commentator could have held the opinion expressed. The claimant failed to prove serious harm to his reputation, as the publication was not at the serious end of the spectrum and most readers would not take the comment seriously.
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The goodwill credited to the appellants' capital accounts in SWM was never an asset of SIFA and therefore could not have been distributed by SIFA; the accounts, prepared in accordance with GAAP, provide a true and fair view and show no distribution, so no income tax charge arises under section 383 ITTOIA.
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The petition is dismissed. The court found no unfair prejudice. Mr Lakey’s removal as employee and director was justified by gross misconduct, specifically unauthorised access to company data during suspension, constituting serious breaches of duty. The Leaver provisions in the Articles and SSA were validly engaged, and his shares were properly recharacterised as Deferred Shares. The investigation process was fair and bona fide. The transfer of assets to Koalaa Limited was not a misappropriation or undervalue transaction but a necessary step due to Mitt’s financial position and investor withd…
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Dyson v MGN Ltd [2023] EWHC 3092 (KB) (01 December 2023)
Defamation trial over a Daily Mirror article about Sir James Dyson’s Brexit views and Dyson’s move to Singapore. The court found honest opinion was made out and dismissed the claim.
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