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Managing liquidation funds from future product liability claims

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Published on: 02 February 2016

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Original news
What was the background to the case?
What was the issue that the judge had to decide?
What were the legal points surrounding the issues in this case?
What did the judge decide?
Why did the judge come to these conclusions?
What can liquidators take away from this judgment?

Article summary

Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: What can liquidators learn from Re Powertrain Ltd (in liquidation)? Tina Kyriakides of Radcliffe Chambers examines this recent judgment, in which the court was asked to sanction a proposed distribution to creditors against the backdrop of potential future product liability claims.

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