Andrew Foyle
@AFoyle_Lawyer
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Litigation Partner at Shoosmiths LLP, Edinburgh. All views expressed are my own.
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined November 2017
My quarterly briefing in the @Lawscot Journal is out today - this time around we consider the Court of Session's recent examination of its power to wind up overseas companies in Kingston Park House -v- Granton Commercial Industrial Properties #insolvency
https://t.co/cmgYqkQmpN
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My latest Insolvency briefing in the @Lawscot Journal is now out. This quarter we examine the question, when is a creditor not a creditor? And does that differ between England and Scotland? https://t.co/lBav359uYH
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My latest briefing in the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland looks at another case where the Accountant in Bankruptcy's powers of review were considered by the court. Quite a body of case law building on this subject! https://t.co/DAAyFUSR1w
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Important judgment from @UKSupremeCourt today in BTI 2014 LLC. First time the SC has considered directors' duties to creditors in s.172 of CA2006. The Court gives useful commentary on when the "creditor duty" might be engaged. https://t.co/deyq37llsD
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My colleague and co-Head of Litigation in Scotland @SClubbLawyer writes in today's @TheScotsman about the benefits of resolving your commercial disputes in Scotland. Well worth a read!
'Scotland is a world-leading location for businesses to resolve commercial disputes' - writing in today's edition of The Scotsman, I discuss the benefits for businesses conducting litigation or arbitration in Scotland
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With @TheFCA requiring firms to have an implementation plan in place for the #consumerduty by end of October, the clock is ticking. In yesterday's @ScotsFinancial my colleagues and I have some practical advice for firms on the immediate steps to take:
scottishfinancialnews.com
Andrew Foyle, Daren Allen, and Jonathon Crook, partners within the financial services disputes and investigations group at law firm Shoosmiths, based in Edinburgh, London and Manchester respectively,...
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My colleagues @PaulaMilestogo (E&W), Gillian Crotty (NI) and I (Sco) were musing over the differences between our 3 jurisdictions. Here's the result. It's not a true-crime podcast, but some of my chat is almost certainly criminal... https://t.co/Tl9tc2UXAr
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A huge congratulations to the @Lionesses on their @WEURO2022 success 👏 We're very proud to support the growth of the women's game, and are into the fourth year of a successful partnership with the @ScottishFA. Read more: https://t.co/QPMh0XjzSc
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Latest @Lawscot Journal briefing, covering a recent case clarifying the approach to adjudicating claims by joint creditors. #insolvency #insolvencylaw #jlss
https://t.co/qQVZJcEAIh
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Want to join the award-winning @Shoosmiths litigation team in Scotland? @SClubbLawyer and I are looking for a NQ solicitor to join us in Commercial Litigation - if that's you, click on the link below! https://t.co/c5IL1FNuaX
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After some client inquiries I have prepared a brief note on the recent SAC cases covering the Sheriff's powers in an undefended action: https://t.co/9ApzUhSpK9
scottishlegal.com
In recent years, three cases before the Sheriff Appeal Court have clarified the powers of a sheriff where a court action is undefended, and have ruled that the sheriff’s power of inquiry is extremely...
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My latest insolvency briefing for the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland is live. This quarter: a look at the transition away from the emergency Covid measures and towards a new business as usual approach. https://t.co/qi1F3QewQm
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We welcomed @JustineGreening (@SMPledge) and @SueChappleCICM (@CICM_HQ), alongside a range of clients, for a roundtable discussion this week ⤵️ The session saw business leaders share their approach to diversity and inclusion, and how that connects to driving social mobility.
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We're proud to announce 19 new senior associates in our latest promotions 🙌 The promotions are across all four of our divisions: corporate, business advisory, real estate and personal advisory. See our new senior associates: https://t.co/4ul16cpbQ3
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I commend this conference to the good people of twitter. A truly excellent line up of speakers (and also me). Thank you so much @PNLAProfNegLaw for the invitation to speak.
PNLA Online Conference Here's @AFoyle_Lawyer @Shoosmiths introducing his talk: ‘Covid-19, economic downturns and the market outlook for professional negligence lawyers’ Plus Anneliese Day QC @FC_Chambers Alexandra Marks CBE @BBRSnews and more. More > https://t.co/ykzRQc5w2E
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Delighted to be part of this stellar line up of presenters. Highly recommend to anyone with an interest in #profneg and looking forward to the Q&A session in April #PNLA
Discovery - PNLA Online Conference WATCH ONLINE NOW Hear from Anneliese Day QC @FC_Chambers, Alexandra Marks CBE @BBRSnews and our other wonderful speakers. Thank you sponsors @GrantThorntonUK @KECosts @HanscombInterc1
#profneg #pnla More >> https://t.co/zSjCYzEm9D
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My latest insolvency briefing for the @Lawscot Journal is now online - this quarter we look at facets of the para 75 claim brought by the liquidators of Rangers FC against the former Administrators:
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We have opened an office in Brussels and recruited experienced lawyer Kiran Desai to meet growing client demand for European Union competition, regulatory and trade law advice 🏢 The Brussels office is our first outside of the UK ⤵️ Read more: https://t.co/GB4T9sNVdJ
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What Scott says, with bells on.
working as a research assistant in a law commission is a fantastic job. Being involved in work involving policy development, and in certain cases being part of bill teams preparing draft legislation gives you insights you do not get anywhere else. Highly recommended to people.
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