Duty to Rescue in UK Law
-
The Private Law Liability Of Public Authorities: The Curious Case Of Transport Arendonk BVBA v Chief Constable Of Essex Police
... ... the duty of care, following the recent 'trifecta' of ... Supreme Court authorities: ... him a duty to rescue or protect ... Of course it is true that the ... conditions necessary to ... ...
-
Does Your Contract Really Need A Duty Of Good Faith?
... ... The error is not spotted until after the contract has been signed. Is a duty of good faith needed to rescue the situation? ... No need. The equitable remedy of rectification deals with a common, or unilateral, failure to record an agreement correctly. ... ...
-
The Philosophy Of Insolvency Rescues
... ... re-examination of corporate rescue statutes as a way of protecting ... the economy and it is worth reviewing ... stopping early enough or by reason of rules imposing a duty on them ... to file once the company is insolvent. ... Liquidation is ... ...
-
UK Supreme Court Rules On 'Creditors' Interest Duty'
... ... onerous duty arising as early as where there is a "real" ... risk of insolvency could damage rescue efforts and lead to ... excessively cautious decisions by directors, whilst acknowledging ... that creditors deserve some protection when it is their ... ...
-
Injury To Feelings Awards Available In Breach Of Working Time Cases
... ... colleagues were firefighters employed by the South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service. The Fire Service intended to change the duty system from a 2-2-4 ... ...
-
New Guidelines for Firefighters
... ... policy statement says that while the fire service still has a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to protect their workers' ... Fire-fighters had been unable to rescue Alison Hume due to a Health and Safety memo which stated that their ... ...
-
COVID-19: UK Insolvency and Restructuring
At the present time, due to the global outbreak of Covid-19 and the international response to it, many otherwise economically viable UK businesses find themselves subject to considerable financial ...... ... b. Mechanisms for corporate rescue ... c. Maintaining supply contracts ... 2. The position of directors ... a company is or is likely to become insolvent, these duties include a duty to consider the interests of the company’s creditors. The law further ... ...
-
COVID-19: Changes to UK Insolvency Law to Assist Directors and Companies
The UK Government announced on Saturday 28 March 2020 that it intends to amend UK insolvency law to suspend the offence of wrongful trading by directors of UK companies and to give UK companies the...... ... space to allow them to keep trading while they explore options for rescue ... Background ... Current insolvency rules stipulate that directors of ... an insolvent liquidation or insolvent administration, he or she has a duty to take every step which a reasonably diligent person would take to ... ...
-
COVID-19: The Emergence of Light Touch Administration in the United Kingdom
SUMMARY AND KEY TAKEAWAYS - Light touch administration is intended to allow Administration to be used as a true rescue tool in a manner similar to Chapter 11 in the United States. Administrators ap...... ... is intended to allow Administration to be used as a true rescue tool in a manner similar to Chapter 11 in the United States ... ... Originally conceived as a rescue mechanism (the first duty of an administrator is to try to rescue the company as a going concern) in ... ...
-
A Balancing Act ' When Do Directors Owe A Duty To Creditors?
... ... creditors kicks in later down the line than previously thought and ... potentially enables directors to try and "rescue" the ... company without having to be too cautious about falling foul of the ... creditor duty, the practical implications for company directors do ... ...
See all results