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Supreme Court confirms company in liquidation not prevented from claiming against directors on the basis of fraud attributable to the company
The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a Court of Appeal decision refusing to strike out a claim by a “one-man” company in liquidation, …
Jackson reforms will not be extended to insolvency proceedings from this April as planned
The government has today announced that it is scrapping its plans to end the insolvency exception to the Jackson reforms from April this year (as we …
Article published on dealing with distressed companies
Recent developments, including proposed changes to the UK insolvency regime, present an increasing number of pitfalls for parties involved in the …
Jackson reforms to apply to insolvency proceedings from April 2015
According to press reports this week, the insolvency exception to the Jackson reforms will end next April, meaning that CFA success fees and ATE …
High Court applies English law to questions of privilege in applications under Insolvency Act 1986
In the context of joint liquidators' applications for documents "belonging to" the company or "relating to" its affairs (under sections 324 and 326 …
Court of Appeal finds company in liquidation not prevented from claiming against directors on basis fraud attributable to company
The Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld an order refusing to strike out a claim by a "one-man" company in liquidation, which had been the …
Exception to Jackson reforms for claims by insolvent companies
The government has clarified which claims will benefit from the continued recoverability of CFA success fees and ATE insurance premiums, following its …
UK Supreme Court refuses to enforce US judgment made in insolvency proceedings against English resident defendants
In Rubin v Eurofinance SA [2012] UKSC 46, the Supreme Court (by a majority of 4 to 1) reversed the Court of Appeal's unanimous decision and held that the …
Delay to implementation of Jackson reforms in insolvency cases
In a written ministerial statement to Parliament yesterday, 24 May, the government has announced that CFA success fees and ATE insurance premiums …
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