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TPR’s consultation on draft enforcement policies and the interaction of its powers—have the clouds now parted?

TPR’s consultation on draft enforcement policies and the interaction of its powers—have the clouds now parted?

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Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights—21 October 2021

Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights—21 October 2021

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Director ordered to repay loan, despite twilight accounting treatment (Bass v Buchanan)

Director ordered to repay loan, despite twilight accounting treatment (Bass v Buchanan)

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Adjudication enforcement by insolvent company requires final determination of claims and cross-claims (John Doyle Construction Ltd v Erith Contractors Ltd)

Adjudication enforcement by insolvent company requires final determination of claims and cross-claims (John Doyle Construction Ltd v Erith Contractors Ltd)

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What do insolvency searches at The Gazette reveal?

What do insolvency searches at The Gazette reveal?

What do insolvency searches at The Gazette reveal?What is The Gazette?The Gazette provides a permanent official public record of important statutory...

The pari passu principle and collection remedies for the office-holder—the position under the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016

The pari passu principle and collection remedies for the office-holder—the position under the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016

The pari passu principle and collection remedies for the office-holder—the position under the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016The primary...

Debt for equity swaps

Debt for equity swaps

Debt for equity swapsA popular restructuring method is a debt for equity swap; financial creditors receive equity in the restructured vehicle in...

The Loan Market Association

The Loan Market Association

The Loan Market AssociationAims of the Loan Market AssociationThe Loan Market Association (LMA) was established in 1996 as a trade body with a key...

Practice notes

Interference with goods in an insolvency situation

Interference with goods in an insolvency situationApplication to insolvencyFollowing an appointment, an office-holder will need to establish what...
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19th May
Practice notes

Role, powers, functions and duties of a liquidator

Role, powers, functions and duties of a liquidatorCoronavirus (COVID-19)This content is affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For further...
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19th May
Practice notes

The deemed consent procedure, decision-making procedure, and meetings—the position under the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016

The deemed consent procedure, decision-making procedure, and meetings—the position under the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016The Insolvency...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Bowles 19th May
Practice notes

Secured creditors under a CVA—including effect on guarantees

Secured creditors under a CVA—including effect on guaranteesNeither the company nor its creditors may approve a company voluntary arrangement (CVA)...
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Produced in partnership with Lexa Hilliard QC of Wilberforce Chambers 19th May
Practice notes

Court-appointed receivers—when a court will appoint a receiver and who may be appointed

Court-appointed receivers—when a court will appoint a receiver and who may be appointedThis Practice Note covers receivers who are appointed by the...
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Produced in partnership with John Hughes of Shakespeare Martineau LLP 19th May
Practice notes

Practice Direction on Insolvency Proceedings

Practice Direction on Insolvency ProceedingsCoronavirus (COVID-19)This content contains guidance on subjects impacted by the Coronavirus Act 2020 and...
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19th May
Q&As

The wording of paragraph 83 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 suggests that an administrator only needs to think that the total amount which each creditor is likely to receive has been set aside, not that the secured creditor(s) have been or will be paid in full. Where an administrator is pursuing office-holder claims—such that any recoveries will not be caught by any security—can the administrator convert the administration to a creditors’ voluntary liquidation where secured creditors will not be paid in full or at all? The consent of secured and other creditors to extend the administration has not been forthcoming.

The wording of paragraph 83 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 suggests that an administrator only needs to think that the total amount which...
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Produced in partnership with Caroline Clark 19th May
Practice notes

Effect on proceedings against a company being wound up and after a winding-up order is made

Effect on proceedings against a company being wound up and after a winding-up order is madeCoronavirus (COVID-19)This content contains guidance on...
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Produced in partnership with Eleanor Holland and Karl Anderson of 4 Stone Buildings 19th May
Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Changes to the court process in insolvency proceedings

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Changes to the court process in insolvency proceedingsThe UK Government’s policy of social distancing in order to slow the...
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19th May
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Q&As

Can a claim be made against a company for trading whilst insolvent? If the company is conducting litigation, does this constitute ‘trading’? If so, can a director be held personally liable?

Can a claim be made against a company for trading whilst insolvent? If the company is conducting litigation, does this constitute ‘trading’? If so,...
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19th May
Practice notes

Annulment of bankruptcy orders

Annulment of bankruptcy ordersThis Practice Note looks at the annulment of bankruptcy orders under section 282 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986)...
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19th May
Practice notes

Equitable charges v legal charges—impact on saleability

Equitable charges v legal charges—impact on saleabilityThis Practice Note considers the position of a security holder who has an equitable mortgage or...
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Produced in partnership with Jonathan Titmuss of Hardwicke 19th May
Practice notes

Bankruptcy petitions—process and procedure

Bankruptcy petitions—process and procedureBefore the hearing of the creditors’ bankruptcy petition takes place, there are a number of steps that must...
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19th May
Practice notes

Compulsory winding up of a company—the process and procedure

Compulsory winding up of a company—the process and procedureSTOP PRESS: The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 contains provisions which, on...
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Produced in partnership with Eleanor Holland and Karl Anderson of 4 Stone Buildings 19th May
Practice notes

Wrongful trading claims under sections 214 and 246ZB of the Insolvency Act 1986

Wrongful trading claims under sections 214 and 246ZB of the Insolvency Act 1986What is wrongful trading?Wrongful trading is a claim which arises under...
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19th May
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Practice notes

A guide to independent business reviews

A guide to independent business reviewsThis Practice Note looks at independent business reviews (IBRs) and aims to:•provide high level guidance around...
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Produced in partnership with Allan Kelly of RSM 19th May

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Subrogation in insurance and reinsurance

Subrogation in insurance and reinsurance

Subrogation in insurance and reinsuranceWhat is the right of subrogation?In the context of insurance and reinsurance, the right of subrogation entitles an insurer or reinsurer, having indemnified the (re)insured, to ‘step into its shoes’ to bring an action in the (re)insured’s name. For the purpose

SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and firms

SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and firms

SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and firmsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the SRA Codes of Conduct, contained in the SRA Standards and Regulations, in force from 25 November 2019. The SRA Standards and Regulations include two Codes of Conduct—a Code forSolicitors, RELs and RFLs and a Code

Lexcel—assessment

Lexcel—assessment

Lexcel—assessmentLexcel is the Law Society's practice management standard. It is not compulsory although Lexcel accreditation can be helpful for firms wishing to be accredited under the Conveyancing Quality Scheme or the Legal Service Board's Specialist Quality Mark. This Practice Note tells you

Escrow accounts and escrow agreements

Escrow accounts and escrow agreements

Escrow accounts and escrow agreementsThis Practice Note examines why parties involved in a construction project may enter into an escrow agreement (or escrow deed) to set up an escrow account. It looks at the benefits of paying funds into escrow, how an escrow account operates and the provisions