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Director Disqualification and misconduct claims on the rise
The Insolvency Service’s latest report on enforcement outcomes records a significant increase in director disqualifications. A total of 932 directors were disqualified by the Insolvency Service in 2022/23, compared to 802 in 2021/2022. Misconduct or unfitness of...
Potential legal issues surrounding the use of generative AI
The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) – i.e., computer systems which are intended to replicate human cognitive functions – is the most hotly debated topic of 2023. In particular, does future superintelligence – the first iterations of which...
Football governance – good or bad for the beautiful game?
Could Premier League regulation be in place for the start of next season? The government would certainly like it to be, having confirmed in the spring its ambition to legislate to establish a new independent regulator for English football. Why regulate now? This is...
Insolvency Ruling – Stepping out of the “Grey Zone”?
A recent Supreme Court ruling, hailed as a “momentous decision for company law”, has examined when the directors of a distressed company owe duties to the company’s creditors. In BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and Others [2022] UKSC 25, the Supreme Court helped to clarify...