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Carillion director disqualification proceedings – Insolvency Service drops proceedings against non-executive directors in so-called "test case"
High Court gives guidance on the so-called creditor duty where a company faces solvency-threatening claim
In a recent case, the High Court has had one of its first opportunities to consider BTI v Sequana [2022] UKSC 25 (see our previous update here), in which …
Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 20: General update
High Court confirms refusal of permission for ClientEarth derivative action against Shell directors
High Court refuses permission for climate-change activist shareholder to bring derivative action on behalf of Shell plc against its directors
Supreme Court decision gives further clarity on claims by distressed companies against directors
Although not directly concerned with directors' liabilities, the recent Supreme Court judgment in Stanford International Bank Ltd v HSBC Bank PLC [2022] …
Key Supreme Court insolvency ruling clarifies stance on creditor duties
High Court clarifies extent of directors’ and shareholder’s liability in relation to unlawful distribution
The High Court has held that the liability of directors and shareholders of a company in respect of a distribution exceeding the company’s distributable …
Article published - Directors' duties in a COVID-19 world
With a global pandemic causing unprecedented uncertainty for businesses, it has never been more difficult for the directors of UK companies fully to …
Directors' duties owed to company not shareholders when seeking shareholder approval for transaction
In a recent decision in the Lloyds shareholder litigation, the High Court has struck out a number of aspects of the claims against the defendant …