ICC Judge Greenwood’s judgment in Kendall & Anor v Ball & Anor (Re Sherwood Oak Homes Ltd – Sherwood Oak Holdings Ltd) [2024] EWHC 746 (Ch) arises out of an application by the administrators of Sherwood Oak Homes Ltd and
More about Kendall & Anor v Ball & Anor (re Sherwood Oak Homes Ltd – Sherwood Oak Holdings Ltd)Jeremy Charles Frost & Anor v The Good Box Co Labs Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 422 (Ch) is a rare case about office-holders’ remuneration that raises some interesting points, although one at least is specific to the nature of the
More about Frost v Good Box Co Ltd RemunerationThe recent judgment of HHJ Richard Williams, sitting as a High Court Judge, in Loveridge v Povey & Ors [2024] EWHC 329 (Ch) deals with what he described as a bitter dispute over the Loveridge family business. The business concerned was
More about Loveridge v Povey & OrsWedlake Bell LLP successfully represented Mercy Global Consult Ltd by its Liquidators Jason Ainge and Paul Stanley of Begbies Traynor at trial of a significant payroll fraud. Mercy Global Consult Ltd provided umbrella payroll services for workers in the health
More about Mercy Global Consult Ltd v AdegbuyiJudgments on claims for fraudulent trading (s 213 Insolvency Act 1986) do not come along every day: they are hard to make good. A recent example is, however, that of Charles Morrison (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High
More about Bouchier & Anor v Booth & Anor“The headline questions in this case are whether a court can lawfully order the parties to court proceedings to engage in a non-court-based dispute resolution process, and, if so, in what circumstances it should do so. […] A question has
More about Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilOn 29 November 2023, Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Agnello KC handed down judgment on an interim application arising in the case Re Gamenation UK Limited; Kelsall & another v Stajic & another [2023] EWHC 3020 (Ch,). Wedlake Bell LLP
More about Wedlake Bell succeeds in case where court finds that dishonest assistance can fall within the s.212 insolvency act 1986 gatewayThe judgment of Chief ICC Judge Briggs in Re Zhang Zhenxin (Deceased); Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v The Estate of Zhang Zhenxin (Deceased) and Anor [2023] EWHC 2744 (Ch) is of interest because, as the judge himself remarked, there is
More about Zhang Zhenxin (deceased); Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v The Estate Of Zhang Zhenxin (deceased) And AnorICC Judge Mullen’s decision in Sunset Ltd & Anor v Al-Hindi [2023] EWHC 2443 (Ch) emphasises the importance of ensuring the existence of a debt capable of forming the basis of a bankruptcy petition at the time of presentation. The petition in
More about Sunset Ltd & Anor v Al-hindiIn 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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