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Latest Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Notes
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Prohibited names—key casesThis Practice Note sets out certain key cases and associated relevant content in relation to the prohibited name rule under...
2025: Key Restructuring & Insolvency casesName of parties and citation(s)Judgment dateSubjectFurther readingCork v Penfold [2025] EWHC 1356 (Ch)4 June...
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Witness statement in support of an application to annul a bankruptcy order under sections 282(1)(a) or 282(1)(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986Court...
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Role, powers, functions and duties of a liquidator
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 notes
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 searches
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 debt
Basic introduction to super senior, senior, mezzanine and junior debtThe range of funding options open to companies has exploded, resulting in a vast...
Key elements of a standstill agreement
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How to serve a demand for payment
How to serve a demand for paymentA demand for payment is a formal demand made in accordance with the contractual requirements underpinning the...
Receivership—an introductory guide
Receivership—an introductory guideThe appointment of a receiver is a remedy for creditors and certain third parties to protect their interest in...
Debt for equity swaps
Debt for equity swapsA popular restructuring method is a debt for equity swap; financial creditors receive equity in the restructured vehicle in...
Challenging an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA)
Challenging an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA)Coronavirus (COVID-19)This content contains guidance on subjects impacted by the Coronavirus Act...
Cashflow and balance sheet tests for insolvency
Cashflow and balance sheet tests for insolvencyIntroductionThis Practice Note will give a basic overview of the applicable tests for cashflow and...
What is a statutory declaration of solvency and what happens if a false declaration of solvency is made?
What is a statutory declaration of solvency, and what happens if a false declaration of solvency is madeCoronavirus (COVID-19)This content is affected...
Bankruptcy petitions—process and procedure post-presentation of the petition
Bankruptcy petitions—process and procedureBefore the hearing of the creditors’ bankruptcy petition takes place, there are a number of steps that must...
Role, powers, functions and duties of an administrator
Role, powers, functions and duties of an administratorThe role, powers and duties of an appointed administrator are set out in the Insolvency Act 1986...
Effect on proceedings against a company being wound up and after a winding-up order is made
Effect on proceedings against a company being wound up and after a winding-up order is madeThis Practice Note sets out guidance as to what happens...
Insolvency searches for companies at the Central Registry
Insolvency searches for companies at the Central RegistryWhat is the Central Registry of Winding-up Petitions?The Central Registry of Winding-up...
Transactions defrauding creditors—claims under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986
Transactions defrauding creditors—claims under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986It is possible for a claim to be brought under section 423 of the...
Role, powers, functions and duties of a trustee in bankruptcy
Role, powers, functions and duties of a trustee in bankruptcyThis Practice Note looks at the roles, powers, functions and duties of the trustee in...
Administration expenses
Administration expensesThis Practice Note provides an overview of what amounts to an administration expense and discusses key case law.Expenses of an...
Associated legal terms
Company voluntary arrangement
An alternative to an insolvent liquidation, whether a creditors' voluntary winding up or a compulsory winding up, whereby a company enters into a binding arrangement with its creditors to compromise its debts.
Individual voluntary arrangement (IVA)
A contractual agreement entered into between an individual Debtor and their Creditors (and possibly with parties'>third parties) for a composition of that person’s debts or a scheme of arrangement (scheme) of their affairs.
Simple procedure
A court process designed to provide a speedy, inexpensive and informal way to resolve disputes where the monetary value does not exceed £5,000. A claim is made in the sheriff court
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