2/11/2026 4:01:23 PM Section 234: Welcome clarification handed down in Maher v Investalet [2025] EWHC 3133 (Ch) By Byron Massarella The High Court has handed down an important decision on the scope of section 234 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (“section 284”), specially...
1/6/2026 12:23:26 PM Administrator Remuneration Challenges and Fixed Charge Assets By Sam Taylor Rebecca Robinson The High Court’s decision in Pagden v Ridgley [2025] EWHC 2674 (Ch) provides useful clarification on the limits of creditors’ ability to...
10/13/2025 8:21:15 AM NICs rise has added pressure to the UK construction sector By Eniko Vella Doug Robertson Rebecca Robinson Robert Tunningley +1 more... Show less The recent hike in April 2025 to National Insurance Contributions (NICs) is sending ripples through the UK construction sector,...
10/3/2025 12:49:44 PM Rising Materials Costs Deepen Insolvency Risk in UK Construction Sector By Robert Tunningley Doug Robertson Eniko Vella Rebecca Robinson +1 more... Show less The UK construction sector is facing intensifying financial pressure as the latest government data reveals a sustained decline in the...
9/24/2025 5:44:56 PM UK Construction Insolvency Rates Remain High in 2025 By Doug Robertson Robert Tunningley Rebecca Robinson Eniko Vella +1 more... Show less Despite a modest improvement from 2024, the UK construction sector remains under significant financial pressure in 2025, with insolvency...
7/10/2025 7:43:07 AM Court permits amendments in Joint Liquidators’ misfeasance and breach of fiduciary duty claim against former directors By Alice Court Kunal Gadhvi Rebecca Robinson In the recent High Court decision of Ley and another v Suttle and another [2025] EWHC 796 (Ch), Joint Liquidators successfully obtained...
1/9/2025 12:25:38 PM Novation of customer contracts and the proprietary rights of cryptocurrency exchange users By Alice Court Kunal Gadhvi Kunal Gadhvi, Serena Eddy and Alice Court of Irwin Mitchell’s London Restructuring and Insolvency Team assisted Jeremy Karr and Simon...
12/19/2024 9:44:20 PM Order annulling a bankruptcy order can be rescinded. By Andrew Walker Eniko Vella Irwin Mitchell has successfully assisted an individual in the unusual step of obtaining the rescission of an annulment of a bankruptcy...