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Latest Restructuring & Insolvency News
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has published its insolvency technical update for December 2025, which includes an update...
This week's edition of Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights includes: an analysis of the City of London Law Society’s opinion on the execution...
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its UK financial sanctions FAQs guidance. OFSI has added FAQs 177–183, which...
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: This case involved two decisions on an application by the Special Administrators of Argentex LLP (‘Argentex’) for...
The Insolvency Service has updated its enforcement outcomes management information tables for November 2025. The data shows that there were 81...
Latest Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Notes
Enforcing foreign judgments—common law principlesThis Practice Note considers the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments applying common...
US: Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)—summaryThe Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act) includes provisions that give the US...
Table comparing European directors' dutiesIntroductionSome European countries only have a cashflow test for insolvency, others have a balance sheet...
US DIP FinancingThe debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing entails a debtor obtaining a loan, usually on a secured basis, from one or more lenders in...
Derivatives—ISDA documentation frameworkWhat does this Practice Note cover?The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) is a trade...
Latest Restructuring & Insolvency Precedents
Witness statement in support of an application by an insolvency office-holder under sections 234, 235, 236, 365 and 366 of the Insolvency Act 1986 to...
Application notice for an application by an insolvency office-holder under sections 234, 235, 236, 365 and 366 of the Insolvency Act 1986 to obtain...
Witness statement in support of an application to unwind a preference or transaction at an undervalueApplicant(s): [insert initials and surname]:...
Draft order on an application by an insolvency office-holder under sections 234, 235, 236, 365 and 366 of the Insolvency Act 1986 to obtain property,...
Application notice to unwind a preference or transaction at an undervalueNote: This Precedent should be used in conjunction with an application notice...
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Debt for equity swaps
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Role, powers, functions and duties of an administrator
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Effect on proceedings against a company being wound up and after a winding-up order is made
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Insolvency searches for companies at the Central Registry
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Transactions defrauding creditors—claims under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986
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Administration expenses
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Associated legal terms
Act of division and sale
An action which seeks the authority of the court for jointly owned property to be sold and the proceeds of sale divided between the co-owners, according to their interest
Provisional liquidator
A court appointment, often of the official receiver, made at any time after the presentation of a winding up petition usually to protect the company's assets, preserve the company's books and records or to protect the public pending the making of a winding up order.
Purpose
means the evaluation, negotiation, monitoring and implementation of a [Standstill Agreement OR Restructuring Agreement]
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