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Taking security over certificated shares in private companies
The article discusses the correct characterisation of the transfer of the share certificate and a blank stock transfer form to the lender where the latter takes an equitable security interest over the shares. It discusses differences in practical treatment where the share certificate is electronic or digital in form.
1 NOV 2022Identifying floating charges after Re Avanti Communications Ltd (in Administration)
This article discusses the decision in Re Avanti Communications Ltd (in Administration) and how the criteria laid down in the case affect the characterisation of charges over different types of assets as being either fixed or floating.
1 NOV 2023Digital Assets: why the Law Commission are wrong about control
The article discusses the recent Law Commission report on Digital Assets and argues that the proposals for relativity of title to such assets are critically flawed.
1 JAN 2024
