Dividend Danger: Sweeping up the Balance Sheet
Dividend Danger: Sweeping up the Balance Sheet In the matter of Re Implement Consulting Ltd [2019] EWHC 2855 (Ch) we see that the Court appears to have been unwilling to…
Costs of Assessment: Administrators’ Fees
In the matter of Re Nortel Networks France SAS [2019] EWHC 2778 (Ch) the question of the Administrators’ fees was considered by an Assessor to assist the Court. The Assessor…
Transparency in Insolvency Proceedings
Transparency in insolvency proceedings appears a cardinal principle for any office-holder: The Civil Service Code (CS Code) (which seems applicable to the Insolvency Service) arising from Section 5 of the…
Court Consistency: Evidence
Is there any mismatch between these two statements in two different judgments on the point of the evidence a litigant deploys? :- “I agree with the submission that it is…
Leave from Director Disqualification
Permission for leave to act as Director not granted, yet: Rwamba v The Secretary of State for Business Energy And Industrial Strategy [2019] EWHC 2669 (Ch): “Gabriel Rwamba makes his…
Serafin v Malkiewicz & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 852
Serafin v Malkiewicz & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 852 – fascinating Court of Appeal decision; overturned findings of fact and judicial fairness appears to have been germane: “In our view,…
Green v Group Limited [2019] EWHC 954 (Ch)
Green v Group Limited [2019] EWHC 954 (Ch): is this demonstrable of an instance where some delayed transparency led to uneasiness and disquiet for a creditor? Could a review of…
Fry v Pagden [2019] EWHC 540 (Ch)
Majority Rule rejected in Fry v Pagden [2019] EWHC 540 (Ch) – a fascinating judgment: Submission for the Liquidators (about the application(s) for removal) “… in reality they all pursue…
Brewer v Iqbal [2019] EWHC 182 (Ch)
Brewer v Iqbal [2019] EWHC 182 (Ch) – this case appears to have some interesting facets. The case involved an Insolvency Practitoner who was held liable for damages for having…
Bookkeeper to assist Liquidator
Bookkeeper to assist Liquidator Bookkeeper to assist Liquidator under Section 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986: Wallace v Wallace [2019] EWHC 2503 (Ch) https://lnkd.in/dmexBpd: “Mr Wallace is not a third…
Submissions in Statements
Submissions in Statements Submissions in statements was yet again a topic that we can see caused a Chancery Judge to refer to an apparent breach of paragraph 19 of the…
