Legal Updates

We are pleased to present the February 2020 issue of New Square Chambers' newsletter, Insolvency View. The newsletter features a series of reviews by our insolvency specialists, covering the latest major cases.

We are pleased to present the October 2019 issue of New Square Chambers' bi-monthly newsletter, Insolvency View. The newsletter features a series of reviews by our insolvency specialists, covering the latest major cases.

• Gwinnutt v George: vesting of non-contractual fees of bankrupt barristers - Claire Staddon
• Hunt v Winkler: trustees-in- bankruptcy and default costs - James Davies
• Re Bailey (as foreign representatives of Sturgeon Central Asia Balanced Fund Ltd): foreign winding-up of a solvent company recognised under CBIR - Kristina Lukacova
• Green v SCL Group Ltd: data, insolvency, and Cambridge Analytica - James McKean

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We are pleased to present the April 2019 issue of our bi-monthly newsletter, Insolvency View. The newsletter features a series of reviews by our insolvency specialists, covering the latest major cases.

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• BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana S.A. and ors - Jessica Powers
• Ardawa v Uppal: substituted service and annulment - James Davies
• Perkier Foods Limited v Halo Foods Limited: balance-sheet insolvency and mandatory injunctions - James McKean
• Brewer & Wilson (As Joint Liquidators of Ary Digital UK Limited) v Iqbal: administrators are exposed to greater risk than they may have appreciated - Justina Stewart

We are pleased to present the February issue of New Square Chambers' bi-monthly newsletter, Insolvency View. The newsletter features a series of reviews by our insolvency specialists, covering the latest major cases.
 

To read the latest issue of Insolvency View, please click here. 

In this issue:

• Sleight v The Crown Estate Commissioners: standing of a trustee in bankruptcy to apply for a vesting order - Jessica Powers
• Heidi Boulton v Queen Margaret's School, York Limited: unreasonable refusal of a compounding part-offer - Jeff Hardman
• Global Corporate Limited v Hale: the pitfalls of using dividends to remunerate a shareholder/director employee - Hermione Williams
• Horsley v HMRC: the right to appeal pre-bankruptcy tax assessments - Kristina Lukacova
• Pearse v HMRC: serving a statutory demand despite a guarantee excluding bankruptcy proceedings - James McKean

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We are pleased to present the December issue of New Square Chambers' bi-monthly newsletter, Insolvency View. The newsletter features a series of reviews by our insolvency specialists, covering the latest major cases.
 

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In this issue:

• Lehman Brothers (Australia) Limited (In Liquidation) v Lomas: a matter of conscience - Simon Adamyk
• Amin v London Borough of Redbridge: costs following a successful rescission application - Jessica Powers
• Azuonye v Kent: the effect of a second bankruptcy on obligations under an IPO - Jon Colclough
• Payroller Limited (In Liquidation) v Little Panda Consultants Limited:section 423 claims against bona fide third parties - James McKean

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We are pleased to present the October issue of New Square Chambers' bi-monthly newsletter, Insolvency View. The newsletter features a series of reviews by our insolvency specialists, covering the latest major cases.
 

To read the latest issue of Insolvency View, please click here. 

In this issue:

• Gertner v CFL Finance Limited and Rubin - Jonathan Lopian
• Zinc Hotels (Investment) Limited v Beveridge: the court’s power to appoint interim administrators, breach of administrators’ duties - Justina Stewart
• Officeserve Technologies Limited (in Compulsory Liquidation) v Annabel’s (Berkeley Square) Ltd: recovery of void payments - Jessica Powers
• In the Matter of Videology Limited: cross-border insolvency, relief in aid of foreign proceedings - Claire Staddon
• Aabar Block S.A.R.L., Edgeworth Capital (Luxembourg) S.A.R.L. v Glenn Maud -Chris Snell

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We are pleased to present the June issue of New Square Chambers' bi-monthly newsletter, Insolvency View. The newsletter features a series of reviews by our insolvency specialists, covering the latest major cases.
 

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• Dunbar Assets v Davy: administrators' duties when selling property - Justina Stewart
• RE: Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration): the costs of an administration dispute - Claire Staddon
• Insolvency Proceedings: late service and dire consequences - Stephen Schaw Miller
• Cash Generator Ltd v Fortune and others: non-compliance with deemed consent procedure did not invalidate appointment of liquidators - Kristina Lukacova

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We are pleased to present the April issue of New Square Chambers' bi-monthly newsletter, Insolvency View. The newsletter features a series of reviews by our insolvency specialists, covering the latest major cases.
 

To read the latest issue of Insolvency View, please click here. 

• Burnden v Fielding: directors’ duties and limitation - Jon Colclough
• RE: MK Airlines Ltd (In Liquidation): Breach of priority rules, administrators’ misfeasance - Justina Stewart
• Pathania v Lewis and Okonye: Transactions at an undervalue - establishing the purpose - Alexander Hill-Smith
• Ve Vegas Investors IV LLC v Shinners: A potential "pre-pack” trap - Gabriella McNicholas
• Reynard v Fox: Litigants-in-person & insolvency - Jeff Hardman

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The insolvency team at New Square Chambers has launched a bi-monthly newsletter, Insolvency View. The newsletter features a series of reviews by our insolvency specialists, covering the latest major insolvency cases.

To read the first issue of Insolvency View, please click here.

In this issue:

• Ball v Hughes: directors’ duties, EBTs, unjust enrichment and the Duomatic principle - Jon Colclough
• Gunel Bakhshiyeva (in her capacity as the foreign representative of the OJSC International Bank of Azerbaijan) v Sberbank of Russia & others - Kristina Lukacova
• China Town Development Company Limited v Liverpool City Council - Jeff Hardman
• Re Flexi Containers Ltd (Breese (Liquidator) v Hiley) - Francesca Perselli
• Barry John Ward (Acting as Liquidator of Brady Property Developments Ltd) v (1) Nicholas Hutt (2) David Loughlin (3) John O’Boyle - Gabriella McNicholas
• (1) Cherkasov (2) Browder (3) Wrench v Nogotkov, The Official Receiver of Dalnyaya Step LLC (In Liquidation) - Justina Stewart

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The Supreme Court today allowed the charities’ appeal in the case of Ilott v Mitson [2017] UKSC 17.

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by Aidan Briggs

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by Malcolm Chapple

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by Jonathan Lopian

Articles witten by:

•  Charles Holbech - Trusts & Estates Update
•  Jonathan Lopian - Company & Insolvency Update
•  Gary Pryce - Property Update