Optimise Insolvency Claims’ Post

Case update: October 2024 - Optimise’s regular round-up of cases of interest to insolvency practitioners and solicitors. 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗯 𝘃 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗹𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 [𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰] 𝗘𝗪𝗛𝗖 𝟮𝟮𝟭𝟳 (𝗖𝗵) In a rare case, The High Court has dismissed an application by liquidators pursuant to sections 235 and 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986, which give office-holders broad powers to obtain information and documents concerning the company and its affairs. https://lnkd.in/emJTPCGN 𝗣𝗞 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘃 𝗦𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺, 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗸𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗮 [𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰] 𝗘𝗪𝗛𝗖 𝟮𝟭𝟴𝟴 (𝗖𝗵) In another rare case, a breach of director’s duty claim was found to be suitable for summary judgment. A Director who made high risk transactions while his company was at risk of insolvency and had no paper trail to evidence what those transactions were, or to show he tried to act in the best interests of the company, was found personally liable for losses suffered by a creditor. https://lnkd.in/exsvPKDX 𝗨𝗞 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗟𝘁𝗱 𝘃 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗨𝗞 𝗟𝘁𝗱 & 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝗿 The English Court has approved the restructuring plans of four UK companies in the Cineworld Group, binding dissenting landlord classes. https://lnkd.in/eF7Gwj4k 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘃 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲-𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 [𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰] This recent judgment from the Technology and Construction Court sheds light on the time limits for bringing insurance claims and addresses when the time period starts to run. https://lnkd.in/ezbfY6DQ 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹 A case from the Scottish Courts explores the remedy of winding up a company on just and equitable grounds, in the context of a shareholder dispute. https://lnkd.in/eMdSZHAG 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 The Hong Kong court departs from English law in its approach to arbitration clauses in insolvency cases. https://lnkd.in/gcpNvCwk

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