The intersection of insurance and insolvency presents unique challenges for legal professionals. Understanding the implications of insolvency on insurance policies and claims is crucial for safeguarding assets and ensuring compliance. This topic provides insights into managing risks and navigating the legal intricacies involved.
The Insolvency Service has published its Sustainability Strategy 2025–30, introduced by Duncan Beach, Chief Executive Officer, setting out how the...
This week's edition of Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights includes: an analysis of the court’s treatment of defects in administration...
The Insolvency Service has published guidance outlining director responsibilities for ensuring company compliance and the potential consequences of...
The Insolvency Service has announced the sentencing of secured convictions against Bharat Jogia and Louise Jogia for breaching a director...
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...
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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