Navigate the complexities of dispute resolution within the insolvency framework. Access essential insights and detailed guidance tailored for practitioners handling contentious insolvency matters. Equip yourself with the strategies and knowledge to effectively manage insolvency litigation, ensuring you can deliver robust advice and achieve successful outcomes for your clients.
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The High Court refused to extend time for members to challenge the liquidators’ admission of a proof of debt...
Law360, London: The High Court sanctioned North Sea oil company Waldorf Production's debt restructuring plan on 5 May 2026, rejecting HM Revenue and...
This week's edition of Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights includes: the sanction of Waldorf Production UK Plc’s restructuring plan, an...
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The court, on appeal, clarified the approach to be taken in determining whether or not exceptional circumstances...
Role, powers, functions and duties of a liquidatorThe role and function of a liquidatorA liquidator is the officer appointed when a company goes into...
Bonds and notesThe terms ‘bonds’ and ‘notes’ are used interchangeably (and there is no legal difference between the terms), though notes tend to be...
Bankruptcy searchesBankruptcy searches at the Land Charges DepartmentWhen a bankruptcy petition is presented by a creditor, the court shall as soon as...
Basic introduction to super senior, senior, mezzanine and junior debtThe range of funding options open to companies has exploded, resulting in a vast...
Fraudulent trading claims under sections 213 and 246ZA of the Insolvency Act 1986A fraudulent trading claim arises under two separate statutory routes: •it is a criminal offence under section 993 of the Companies Act 2006•a civil remedy arises under sections 213 and 246ZA of the Insolvency Act 1986
Transactions defrauding creditors—claims under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986Section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986) allows for the avoidance of transactions which were designed to defraud creditors. Its provisions are intended to prevent parties from disposing of assets so as to
Avoiding invalid floating charges under section 245 of the Insolvency Act 1986Under section 245 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986), liquidators and administrators can avoid certain floating charges if:•the floating charge was created at the relevant time•in certain circumstances, the company was
Where proceedings are ongoing and the defendant enters creditors’ voluntary liquidation but the liquidators refuse to settle proceedings (drop hands) without payment of their costs to date, is there any authority for getting paid costs as an expense of the liquidation or attaching personal liability
0330 161 1234