Lending Focus - September 2018

Taking security over IP: counting the cost

Josie Miller, Nina Goodyear and Martin Yells with an appraisal of the rewards and challenges presented by taking security over intellectual property.

Short term office lets and hesitant lenders

Christina Kelly and Matt Sherr on the rise of the branded serviced office and the increase in office space being let under short-term flexible leases.

A good fit? The importance of ensuring finance documents align with each other

Louis Dewfall reports on a High Court decision which underlines the importance of consistency in drafting.

Major UK restructuring and insolvency reforms announced

Nick Moser comments on the UK government's response following its consultation paper on corporate governance and insolvency law reforms.

Singapore regulator puts senior managers in the spotlight

RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Partner Gerard Ng reports on the Monetary Authority of Singapore's consultation concerning new proposed guidelines for senior managers.

Anti-oral variation clauses – can you disapply them?

Katie Horbury reviews the latest and final instalment in the Rock v MWB litigation. The Supreme Court has upheld the efficacy of the 'no oral variation' clause in the context of rental payments.

Germany: cash-flow insolvency

Leopold Bauer and Dr Daniel Kunz from our Düsseldorf office discuss a recent judgment of the German Federal Court of Justice clarifying when a debtor is deemed insolvent.