The applicant in Almeqham v Al-Sanea [2025] EWHC 1662 (Ch), the recognised liquidation trustee of Maan Bin Abdul Wahed Al-Sanea and Saad Trading, Contracting and Financial Services Co, applied, pursuant to art 21(1)(d) Cross Border Insolvency Regulations 2006, for relief requiring the
More about Almeqham v Al-saneaIt operated from warehouses and trade showrooms near Lisburn, Co. Down and in Coventry, England. It had become one of the leading suppliers of products in the Irish market, in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as well
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More about Carvill-Biggs & Anor v ReadingAlthough the Court of Appeal judgment in Purkiss v Kennedy & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 268 deals with the purpose requirement of s 423 Insolvency Act 1986, its importance rests equally on its reminder of the difficulties faced by a
More about Purkiss v Kennedy & OrsIn Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseini and others [2023] EWCA Civ 555 the Court of Appeal rejected a narrow interpretation of s 423 Insolvency Act 1986 that would have restricted the ability of a victim to obtain relief in cases
More about Invest Bank PSC v El-HusseiniStarting life as a market trader, Balvinder Shergill went on to run a number of companies, mostly in the furniture business. Two of his early companies used the trading style Houghton Furnishing. After they stopped doing business, Mr Shergill went
More about Stacks Living Limited & Ors v Balvinder Shergill & AnorSolstice Limited did insurance surveying and repairs for insurance companies. Mr and Mrs Melhuish and Mrs Bowman, their daughter, were all directors of the company at some time. On 19 March 2021 an order was made under s 236 Insolvency
More about Asertis Ltd & Anor v Melhuish & OrsThere are three exceptions to the general rule on the use of a prohibited name: (1) use pursuant to a sale or acquisition from the liquidator of the whole, or substantially the whole, of the insolvent company (r 22.4 Insolvency
More about Maxima Creditor Resolutions Ltd v Fealy & AnorThe appellant, Ms dos Santos, an entrepreneur and daughter of the former President of Angola, founded Unitel SA (Unitel), Angola’s largest mobile telecoms company in 1998. She was a director of the company until August 2020 and the beneficial owner
More about Dos Santos v Unitel SAThe judgment of Nicholas Thompsell, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, in Hellard & Ors v OJSC Rossiysky Kredit Bank & Ors [2024] EWHC 1783 (Ch) deals with three questions raised by an application of the trustees in bankruptcy
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