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    Business Insolvency and Restructuring

    Directors duties

    When a company is facing financial difficulty, its directors must also consider the interests of the company’s creditors. Failure to do so can lead to the directors incurring personal liability for wrongful trading or misfeasance.

    Our business recovery team are experienced in providing, clear, practical and detailed support to insolvency practitioners, business owners, including board members and shareholders at difficult and challenging times. We recognise the urgency and have a proven record in delivering timely and tailor made support to insolvency practitioners, plus owners and management teams alike. We care about you and your business and we are here to help.

    “Significant experience in handling large-scale restructuring and redundancy programmes. Clarkslegal is ‘technically excellent but commercial’”

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    • 08 May 2025
    • Commercial Real Estate

    Taking a commercial lease: Why are Heads of Terms important?

    Heads of Terms (or HoTs for short) are a document that sets out the parties’ agreement in respect of the main terms on which the lease is to be entered into.

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    • 01 April 2025
    • Commercial Real Estate

    FAQ – Acheter un local commercial en Angleterre et au Pays de Galle

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    • 10 March 2025
    • Commercial Real Estate

    Etapes clés dans une transaction immobilière anglaise

    On nous demande souvent quelles sont les étapes clés dans l’achat d’un local commercial ; voici le parcours typique d’un acheteur ou preneur.

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    • 13 February 2025
    • Commercial Real Estate

    What are restrictive covenants and how do they relate to the planning system?

    Restrictive covenants on use can be one of the more problematic aspects of a property transaction. Even if the restrictive covenants do not affect one’s development plans for the land, they may be an issue for subsequent buyers or future lenders.

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    • 31 December 2024
    • Commercial Real Estate

    Real Estate update and 2025 expectations

    Last year brought about major political changes in the UK. Amongst many pledges by the UK’s new government, the following are certain to have a significant impact on commercial real estate for the years to come

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    • 09 December 2024
    • Commercial Real Estate

    What happens to a sublease when the headlease is surrendered, forfeited or disclaimed?

    The intermediate tenant under the headlease falls away and the tenant under the sublease becomes the direct tenant of the superior landlord.

    “I worked with Stuart on a matter relating to a mutual client which was suffering financial distressHis calm and pragmatic approach aligned well with my own firm’s values, and he provided huge assistance in guiding the directors through a turbulent time.”

    James Hopkirk, Restructuring Director – Kreston Reeves LLP