Property insolvency requires a nuanced understanding of real estate law and financial distress. Legal experts must adeptly handle issues related to asset recovery, creditor rights, and property management during insolvency proceedings. This topic offers practical guidance for effectively managing property-related insolvency cases.
The Insolvency Service has announced that Kyle McGinness and Leanne Moynes, directors of YSK Enterprises Ltd, have each been disqualified from acting...
The government has published details of the ‘Register your rental property’ service, which forms part of the second phase of Renters’ Rights Act 2025...
This week's edition of Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights includes: the appointment of Lord Briggs as the next President of the UK Supreme...
Restructuring & Insolvency Analysis: Mr Aliotta’s bankruptcy did not bar the court from determining pre-existing claims under section 423 of 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...
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
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
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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