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Restructuring & Insolvency

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Appointment of interim receivers over deceased insolvent estates: Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v Zhang Zhenxin (deceased) [2023]

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Appointment of administrators by directors: who are “the directors of the company”? Boura v LYHFL Ltd [2023]

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Moratoriums pursuant to Part 1A of the insolvency act 1986 in the face of winding up petitions: Re Grove Independent School Limited [2023]

The Decline Curve – identifying corporate distress and what to do

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Service of a statutory demand and COMI in insolvency proceedings: LFC Horkstow Ltd v Wallis

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Section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986: the importance of understanding the parties’ intentions

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The application of Part 36 to directions applications in insolvency proceedings: Laverty v Greensill Bank AG [2023]

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Supreme Court decides that administrators are not criminally liable for failure to file HR1

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Re a company (injunction to restrain presentation of a petition) [2023] EWHC 1779 (Ch), [2023] All ER (D) 115 (Jul)

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Wrongful Trading and the risks of ‘informal winding ups’

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Personal insolvency reform – responses to the government’s consultation and proposals for next steps

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A company I want to sue has been dissolved – can I still bring a claim?

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A company I want to sue is pending strike off and dissolution – can I still bring a claim?

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Costs issues when bankruptcy order annulled pursuant to section 282(1)(a) Insolvency Act 1986

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The use it or lose it rule – clarification of when a trustee in bankruptcy ‘becomes aware’ of a bankrupt’s interest in a property

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