Doyle, Keay and Curl: Annotated Insolvency Legislation Thirteenth Edition

Why should you buy Doyle, Keay and Curl: Annotated Insolvency Legislation 13th Edition

Doyle, Keay and Curl: Annotated Insolvency Legislation Thirteenth Edition provides fully curated practical guidance on the key primary and secondary insolvency legislation. In addition to the complete texts of the key statutory provisions, each is annotated with detailed analysis and commentary, providing practitioners and academics with everything they need within a single portable volume.

What’s new for 2025?

Updates to the commentary for 2025 include the following key cases and developments:

• Updates on several decisions under s 423 on transactions defrauding creditors, most notably, the Supreme Court decision in El-Husseiny v Invest Bank PSC [2025] UKSC 4 and also Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd (in liquidation) v Marlborough Developments Ltd [2024] EWHC 3075 (Comm), Malik v Messalti [2024] EWHC 2713 (Ch) and Purkiss v Kennedy [2024] EWHC 1081 (Ch).
• Consideration of the Privy Council decision Sian Participation Corp v Halimeda International Ltd [2024] UKPC 16, effectively reversing Salford Estates (No 2) Ltd in relation to the presentation of petitions where there are arbitration agreements or exclusive jurisdiction provisions.
• Court of Appeal decision in Servis-Terminal Llc v Drelle [2025] EWCA Civ 62 considering whether a debt based on a foreign judgment can form the foundation for bankruptcy or winding-up petitions.
• Consideration of Re BHS Group Ltd; Wright v Chappell [2024] EWHC 1417 (Ch), [2024] EWHC 2166 (Ch) in the context of wrongful trading and 'trading misfeasance' claims.
• Comprehensive updates to the commentary on Part 26A restructuring plans and the Part A1 moratorium regime.