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The LexisNexis Restructuring & Insolvency practical guidance team has published a new Practice Note: ‘Seizure of a bankrupt's property under section...
The Insolvency Service has published its monthly insolvency statistics for April 2026 on company and individual insolvencies in England and Wales. The...
The Insolvency Service announced a seven-year director disqualification for Philip Walker for participating in the Atherton insolvency avoidance...
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has issued updated guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies by barristers. The...
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
Limitation periods applicable to insolvency claimsLimitation periods refer to the time during which a claim may be brought.The law on limitation periods is set out in the Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980) which makes provisions in respect of different causes of action.In an insolvency context, claims
Misfeasance claims under section 212 of the Insolvency Act 1986What is misfeasance?A claim under section 212 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986) operates where a person caught by the section has:•misapplied, retained or become accountable for any money or other property of the company•breached any
When is a person ‘connected’ with a company under section 249 of the Insolvency Act 1986?This Practice Note considers when a person is ‘connected’ with a company under section 249 of the Insolvency Act 1986.The term ‘connected’ is particularly important to understand in relation to antecedent
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