IntroductionThis Practice Note considers the disclosure pilot scheme which applies across the Business and Property Courts as of 1 January 2019. The...
Welcome to the world of restructuring and insolvencyRestructuring and insolvency covers a variety of different processes and tools designed to achieve...
This Practice Note discusses:•the effect of an insolvency process on pending court proceedings in which the debtor, bankrupt or insolvent company is a...
This Practice Note sets out guidance as to what happens when:•proceedings have been commenced against a company and a winding-up petition is presented...
What is a misfeasance claim under section 212 of the Insolvency Act 1986?Claims commenced under section 212 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986) are...
The order of distribution of a company’s assets in administration is found in the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986) and the Insolvency (England and Wales)...
When restructuring is considered rather than formal insolvency proceedings (see Practice Note: Benefits of restructuring over formal proceedings) the...
The general position of the bankruptcy and family courtsThe impact bankruptcy and divorce proceedings have on one another has been subject to several...
Under an individual voluntary agreement (IVA), a debtor avoids bankruptcy by entering into a repayment plan with their creditors. If the former spouse...
Where a person is made bankrupt, a trustee in bankruptcy is appointed into whose hand is vested the assets of the bankrupt. The role of the trustee in...
The decision in Mountney v Treharne provides authority for the general principle that a property adjustment order made before the presentation of the...
A lump sum award is an award of a future payment of money and does not confer any beneficial interest in any property.For bankruptcy orders made on or...
What is the nature of an undertaking given to the court?An undertaking given by a person to the court to pay money to another party is not the same as...
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