Regrettably we deal with a lot of disputes arising from corporate acquisitions, many of which would have been avoidable if litigators had been involved at the outset.

Section 233B of the Insolvency Act 1986 (introduced by the recent Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020) imposes significant changes on supply contracts. In summary, it prevents a supplier from ceasing to supply a customer simply because the customer has become insolvent.

Implemented fully in early January 2022 under the National Securities and Investment Act (NSIA), we have now had over a year of the standalone regime for the scrutiny of, and intervention, in acquisitions and investments in the UK for the purpose of protecting national security.

Implemented fully in early January 2022 under the National Securities and Investment Act (NSIA), we have now had over a year of the standalone regime for the scrutiny of, and intervention, in acquisitions and investments in the UK for the purpose of protecting national security.

The sellers of Maincor Ltd have been longstanding clients of Wright Hassall for many years, so it was fantastic to be able to get this transaction over the line for them.

When people think about divorce they think about a difficult, acrimonious process and a painful division of assets, all too often with the attitude that if only the other person would be reasonable everything would be straightforward.

We have advised on the proposed acquisition of Amcomri Group Limited by Rockpool Plc.

Robert Lee, who is Corporate Partner at Leamington Spa-based Wright Hassall, takes over from Andrew Nyamayaro as president of the Warwickshire Law Society.

We assisted The Hallmark Engineering Group Ltd in the acquisition of a majority stake in Hadfield Services Limited.

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