The immovables rule: Exceptions and implications for foreign insolvency office holders – Guidance from recent cases

In Kireeva v Bedzhamov [2024] UKSC 39 (considered here), the Supreme Court confirmed the primacy of the immovables rule, which restricts the ability of foreign insolvency office holders to deal with land and immovable property in England and Wales, subject to statutory exceptions. In Almeqham v Al-Sanea [2025] EWHC 322 (Ch) (considered here), the High Court began to explore the scope of these exceptions and provided practical guidance as to how they may be utilised.

This article considers the exceptions to the immovables rule and the implications of both decisions. 

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This article first appeared in Volume 22, Issue 4 of International Corporate Rescue and is reprinted with the permission of Chase Cambria Publishing - www.chasecambria.com.