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Cross Border Insolvency Update - May 2021

Interim relief is an important tool in the insolvency context to regulate the interests of creditors against those of third parties, both prior to commencing court proceedings or during proceedings pending the outcome of an insolvency process, particularly where there is a risk of dissipation of assets by uncooperative debtors.

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Protasov v Derev [2021] EWHC 392 (Ch)

The High Court of Justice, in the recent case of Protasov v Derev, determined that there was no basis for a provisional freezing order to continue after recognition of foreign bankruptcy proceedings under the UNICTRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (the Model Law) as implemented in England & Wales by the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006.

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State Bank of India and others v Mallya [2021] EWHC 191 (Ch)

This recent judgment – reported as State Bank of India and others v Mallya [2021] EWHC 191 (Ch) - is a reminder that the court will not allow validation orders in relation to litigation that does not directly relate to defending a bankruptcy petition.

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Director disqualification – lessons to be learned from the Kids Company decision

Following the compulsory liquidation of Kids Company (the background to which we outline in our article here), the Official Receiver (OR) alleged that the charity trustees and the CEO were unfit to be involved in the management of a company because they caused or allowed the charity to operate an unsustainable business model.

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Keeping Kids Company

The high profile collapse of the charity Kids Company in 2015 threw its charismatic CEO, Camila Batmanghelidjh, and its trustees into the public spotlight, leading to a parliamentary enquiry, a lengthy investigation by the Insolvency Service, and disqualification proceedings.

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Insolvency - News and Legal Updates, April 2021

In this bulletin we focus on directors' duties and liabilities, in light of the recent decision in The Official Receiver v Batmanghelidjh & others which followed the high profile collapse of the charity Kids Company in 2015.

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What makes a director? De facto directors revisited

We revisit the key factors considered by the court in determining whether an individual is a de facto director, and how that was applied in the Kids Company director disqualification case

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Force India – recording decisions

Insolvency Practitioners are required to keep records of decisions to sufficiently demonstrate the administration of each matter and any decisions made which materially affect the case pursuant to regulation 13 of The Insolvency Practitioners Regulations 2005 (the IP Regs)

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Insolvency – News and Legal Updates, March 2021

In this bulletin, we focus on some interesting legal developments affecting the construction sector - particularly the developing authorities regarding adjudication and set off in both administration and liquidation, and the impact to industry suppliers with the introduction of the VAT reverse charge on construction services.

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Cross Border Insolvency Update - March 2021

Cross Border Insolvency news update from the Restructuring & Insolvency team.

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