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    • Nov 3, 2023

    Zhang Zhenxin (deceased); Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v The Estate Of Zhang Zhenxin (deceased) And Anor

    Eternity Sky Investments Ltd, a BVI incorporated company, although ultimately part of  the investment arm of a large group of companies incorporated in the People’s Republic of China, presented a petition pursuant to the Administration of Insolvent Estates of Deceased

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    • Oct 11, 2023

    Sunset Ltd & Anor v Al-hindi

    The petition in this case was presented against Mr Al-Hindi by Sunset Limited and Morville Limited on 23 June 2022 based on his failure to comply with statutory demands dated 29 March 2022 claiming £248,750 said to be due by

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    • Sep 21, 2023

    Pure Zanzibar Ltd

    In Secretary of State for Business, Energy And Industrial Strategy v Barnsby [2022] EWHC 971 (Ch) ICC Judge Barber imposed a seven year disqualification period on the defendant arising out of his conduct as a director of Pure Zanzibar Ltd. Her

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    • Sep 1, 2023

    Prezzo Investco Ltd

    The application before Richard Smith J in Re Prezzo Investco Ltd (Re Companies Act 2006) [2023] EWHC 1679 (Ch) was for sanction of a restructuring plan between the company and certain of its creditors under ss 901F and 901G of Part

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    • Aug 24, 2023

    Finzi v Jamaican Redevelopment Inc

    The Jamaican Redevelopment Foundation was the assignee of loans made to Mr Winston Finzi personally and to companies that he controlled and for which he had given personal guarantees. These became the subject matter of various sets of proceedings that

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    • Aug 11, 2023

    Brake & Anor v The Chedington Court Estate Ltd

    Litigation between Mr and Mrs Brake, Axnoller Events Ltd and various other parties has been the subject of a significant number of judgments covering a wide range of legal issues. The underlying facts are convoluted but can be briefly summarised

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    • Aug 3, 2023

    Patley Wood Farm LLP v Kristina Kicks

    The application before HHJ Paul Matthews, sitting as Judge of the High Court, in Patley Wood Farm LLP & Ors v Kristina Kicks & Anor [2022] EWHC 2973 (Ch) was essentially a challenge to the decision of trustees in bankruptcy

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    • Jul 26, 2023

    Landinvest and re a company

    Two recent judgments in winding up cases illustrate how the same or similar legal points can arise yet lead to different results on the facts of the case. Landinvest BTL Ltd v Property Services LDN Ltd [2023] EWHC 1778 (Ch),

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    • Jul 20, 2023

    Hunt v Singh Appeal

    In May 2019 the liquidator of Marylebone Warwick Balfour Management Limited (“MWBM”) commenced proceedings against seven former directors in relation to their operation of a complex tax avoidance scheme. MWBM had paid over £54 m to its senior management via

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