| 1 | Corporate insolvency: the office-holder's investigatory powers An overview on the powers of an administrator, liquidator or receiver to obtain property or information regarding the insolvent company under sections 234, 235 and 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Commercial fraud and insolvency An examination of the impact of insolvency on commercial fraud claims, this practice note considers the pari passu principle, transactions defrauding creditors, adjustments of prior transactions, fraudulent trading, wrongful trading and some potentially useful provisions for obtaining information from individuals and companies. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 3 | Duty to co-operate with office-holder under section 235 of the ... A guide to the duty to co-operate with and give information to an office-holder of an insolvent company under section 235 of the Insolvency Act 1986. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Getting in the company's property under section 234 of the ... A guide to the powers of an administrator, liquidator or receiver under section 234 of the Insolvency Act 1986 to obtain property or records of the insolvent company from third parties. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | How to make a court application in insolvency proceedings A guide to the procedure for making an application to court in insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Insolvency Rules 1986 (SI 1986/1925). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | Inquiry into company's dealings under section 236 of the ... A guide to the powers of an administrator, liquidator or receiver under section 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 to obtain information regarding the insolvent company or to require a person to attend a private examination in court. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Insolvent LLPs: reviewable transactions and liability of ... A guide to the ways in which the members and designated members of a limited liability partnership (LLP) may face personal liability in the LLP's insolvency. This note also sets out the ways in which transactions entered into by the LLP before its insolvency may face challenge, following the LLPs entry into an insolvency procedure. This note supplements Practice notes, Insolvency procedures for limited liability partnerships and Limited liability partnerships: overview. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | Liquidator's sanction to pursue reviewable transaction claims Guidance on the types of claim for which a liquidator of an insolvent company requires sanction to pursue certain claims under the Insolvency Act 1986 in relation to antecedent transactions, how a liquidator may obtain sanction from the company's creditors or the court , and the effect of sanction. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | Litigation by insolvent companies: issues to consider before ... A practice note on the issues to be considered when litigation is pursued on behalf of an insolvent company. It deals with the types of claim that may be available in corporate insolvency (whether administration, liquidation or receivership), the need for sanction, the claimant's potential liability for costs, funding options and settlement of claims. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | Quistclose trusts Ths note explains that a Quistclose trust is a form of resulting trust that may arise when funds are transferred for specific and exclusive purposes, as explained in Twinsectra Ltd v Yardley and others [2002] UKHL 12. It gives examples from case law of loans and other situations, and summarises factors to consider when advising. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Reviewable transactions in corporate insolvency A guide to the procedures under UK corporate insolvency law to enable the adjustment of antecedent transactions and the protection of the insolvent company's assets for the benefit of its creditors. This note covers disclaimer, transactions at undervalue, preferences, extortionate credit transactions, invalid floating charges, transactions defrauding creditors, contribution by past shareholders and directors, and common law rules. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 12 | Reviewable transactions in insolvency: a quick guide A quick guide to the grounds on which a transaction entered into by an insolvent company before it goes into a formal insolvency process can be challenged under the Insolvency Act 1986. These include transactions at an undervalue, preferences, extortionate credit transactions, avoidance of floating charges and transactions defrauding creditors. For more detail on these issues, see Practice note, Reviewable transactions in corporate insolvency. | Practice notes | Maintained |