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Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights—28 July 2022

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Published on: 28 July 2022
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Table of contents

  • Restructuring
  • High Court approves sanction of SME restructuring plan (Re Houst Ltd)
  • Insolvency litigation
  • Assignment of rights against a borrower void for want of authority (Re London Oil & Gas Ltd (in administration))
  • Bankruptcy search and seizure orders—mental health considerations (Hyde v Djurberg)
  • The need to properly establish whether someone is a de facto director (Manolete Partners plc v Dalal)
  • Corporate insolvency processes
  • The effect of coronavirus (COVID-19) on a company’s finances—relevant point in time (Re A Company)
  • Wasted costs against solicitors acting without proper authority (Rushbrooke UK Ltd v 4 Designs Concept Ltd)
  • Re PME Cake Ltd

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights includes: the first approval of a restructuring plan for a SME (Re Houst Ltd), mental health considerations in connection with a bankruptcy (Hyde v Djurberg), and the impact of an annulment of a bankruptcy order on limitation (Khan v Singh-Sall and Habib Bank), plus a round-up of other news and cases for restructuring and insolvency professionals.

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