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Article
Helping to restore office holder discretion in ‘the Battle of the Brakes’
Can the courts force trustees in bankruptcy to join as a party in legal proceedings? No, according to the Court of Appeal in a highly welcome return to normality an…
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On-demand webinar
Business in crisis series: insolvency
In this third and final webinar of the series, our experts looked at what can be done with an insolvent business, the duties the directors must be aware of and the …
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On-demand webinar
Business in crisis series: distressed businesses
In this second webinar of the series our experts look at the issues faced when companies are in a distressed situation, what the leaders of the business need to be …
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On-demand webinar
Business in crisis series: stressed businesses
In this first webinar of the series, our experts discuss what to look out for when a business is under stress and what can be done to support and help the business.
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Article
Crypto Winter: Recovering your crypto-assets when insolvency strikes
The market crash in cryptoassets has led to a slump in digital currency prices with billions of dollars wiped off the markets. We are now in a period that has been …
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Article
Auditors or frauditors: who is liable?
As published in R3 recovery magazine, Mark Wilson, Hannah Drozdz and John Lamb explore when auditors are liable for the fraud of directors, and what office-holders …
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Article
Unauthorised collective investment schemes: reform needed
This article considers a typical scheme and more details of the failure stories, such as the Carlauren Group; the different legal statuses of the investors; what ha…
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Article
What does the Drayton Manor Park sentencing decision mean for insolvency practitioners?
We look at the recent Drayton Manor sentencing which questioned whether it was lawful and appropriate to issue a full fine versus a nominal one in an insolvency sit…
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Article
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) and other COVID related reforms: Key provisions
Here we look at the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) and other COVID related reforms, outlining the Key provisions.
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UK Supreme Court narrows the reflective loss principle - Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd [2020] UKSC 31
Following the 2013 judgement given in favour of Marex, in 2020 the case narrowed the scope of reflective loss so that it no longer includes creditors. Here we look …