Welcome to the April edition of RCR Update summarising what we think are the more interesting recent legal developments in restructuring and corporate recovery.

UK set to strengthen corporate governance of insolvent companies

London partner Nick Moser comments on the Insolvency and Corporate Governance Consultation.

UK to give greater powers to protect pension schemes against corporate insolvency risk

Nick Moser comments on the UK government's White Paper on protecting "defined benefit" pension schemes.

New German regulations for insolvency proceedings of group companies (Konzerninsolvenzrecht)

Dr. Alexander Senninger from our Hamburg office discusses the new German regulations regarding the handling of insolvency proceedings of group companies, which become effective on 21 April 2018.

Preserving the commercial value of a guarantee in Singapore

Vernon Voon from RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Singapore comments on a recent Singapore Court of Appeal case regarding the enforcement of a guarantee under a commercial mortgage.