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Firm News 7 results

Firm News | 2 min read | 10.04.23

Legal 500 UK Recommends Crowell & Moring in Four Practice Areas

London – October 4, 2023: Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP has been recommended in four practice areas in the Legal 500 United Kingdom 2024. In addition, partner Andrew Knight has been named as a leading individual for asset based lending. The firm’s full rankings can be viewed here.
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Firm News | 1 min read | 10.13.21

Legal 500 Recommends Crowell & Moring as Top UK Law Firm for Asset-Based Lending

London—October 13, 2021: Legal 500 has again listed Crowell & Moring as one of the top UK law firms in The Legal 500 UK 2021 for its asset-based lending work.
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Firm News | 1 min read | 10.09.20

Legal 500 Recommends Crowell & Moring as Top UK Law Firm for Asset Based Lending

London – October 9, 2020: Legal 500 has listed Crowell & Moring as one of the top UK law firms in The Legal 500 UK 2021 for its asset based lending work.
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Client Alerts 8 results

Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.19.24

Financiers Beware: UK Court of Appeal Holds Financiers Liable to Repay Commission Payments Paid to Brokers

In a recent UK Court of Appeal judgment in what is known as “the motor finance cases” (see Johnson v FirstRand Bank, Wrench v FirstRand Bank and Hopcraft v Close Brothers Limited, which appeals were all heard together), the Court has shone a spotlight on the issue of commissions paid by financiers to brokers and determined that, in some cases, they may be considered “bribes” under UK law. 
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.28.24

UK Government Seeks to Loosen Third Party Litigation Funding Regulation

On 19 March 2024, the Government followed through on a promise from the Ministry of Justice to introduce draft legislation to reverse the effect of  R (on the application of PACCAR Inc & Ors) v Competition Appeal Tribunal & Ors [2023] UKSC 28.  The effect of this ruling was discussed in our prior alert and follow on commentary discussing its effect on group competition litigation and initial government reform proposals. Should the bill pass, agreements to provide third party funding to litigation or advocacy services in England will no longer be required to comply with the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013 (“DBA Regulations”) to be enforceable.
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Client Alert | 8 min read | 11.28.23

Update on English Litigation Funding Agreements Since PACCAR

In this alert we discuss recent developments in the regulation of third party funding since R (on the application of PACCAR Inc & Ors) v Competition Appeal Tribunal & Ors [2023] UKSC 28, (“PACCAR”) which we discussed in our prior alert. In Alex Neill Class Representative Limited v Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited et al. [2023] CAT 73, the first analysis of a third-party litigation funding agreement (“LFA”) to take place since PACCAR, finding that an optional payment mechanism based on a cut of damages “only to the extent enforceable and permitted by applicable law” will not render the whole LFA an unenforceable damages-based agreement (“DBA”). Meanwhile, the government intends to enact a legislative amendment to make non-lawyer LFAs for group opt-out competition proceedings enforceable, but calls have quickly begun for the government to go further.
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Press Coverage 9 results

Publications 3 results

Publication | 08.01.20

Scam Investment Schemes: All That Glitters Should Not Be Sold

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Webinars 1 result

Webinar | 07.01.21, 11:00 AM CEST - 12:00 PM CEST

Fractional Ownership in Real Estate: Lessons Learnt When Schemes Go Wrong

Shared real estate ownership schemes have proved to be incredibly popular in recent years. Investors are often promised high yields into properties such as student accommodation, hotels, and even car parking. However, these projects are often poorly planned, where developments prove to be nothing more than a loss-making venture with investors frequently receiving lower yields or in some cases nothing at all.
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Blog Posts 8 results

Blog Post | 02.15.22

Foreign Debtors and Chapter 11 – Seeking Relief from Turbulent Skies

Crowell & Moring’s Restructuring Matters

Blog Post | 10.14.21

Energy Crisis Looms for Business

Crowell & Moring’s Restructuring Matters

Blog Post | 09.21.20

The Return of Crown Preference – Another blow for Floating Charge Holders

Crowell & Moring’s Restructuring Matters