Universities face winter of discontent

Universities face winter of discontent

One of possibly many anomalies in the financing of UK universities is that, unlike Further Education (FE) colleges, they have no access to a formal insolvency framework as outlined in the Technical and Further Education Act 2017.  Since the Office for Students is on...
Jo Milner speaks at the R3 SPG Forum 2025

Jo Milner speaks at the R3 SPG Forum 2025

“A boutique firm’s view of the sanctions regime and insolvencies (plus legal update on managing sanctions risk)” Jo Milner, Managing Director at Buchler Phillips and Alex Fox, Partner at Penningtons Law, share the stage at the R3 SPG Forum 2025 to discuss the...
Foodmakers struggle to spin plates

Foodmakers struggle to spin plates

Recent insolvencies in the UK’s food manufacturing sector reveal the complexities of the supply chain that ends with tough-minded supermarket chains and stricken hospitality groups. Scotch Frost of Glasgow, an importer and distributor of high-quality produce and...