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Insolvency & Restructuring
Liquidation, voidable transactions, director risk and distressed counterparties.
Sources last reviewed 10 Aug 2026
Main law guides
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Get legal helpMain laws
Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986
UKPGA 1986 c 46
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
UKPGA 2020 c 12
Insolvency Act 1986
UKPGA 1986 c 45
The Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006
UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument 2006 1030
The Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Insolvency and Dissolution) Regulations 2012
UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument 2012 3013
Cases
DSM IP Assets BV & Anor v Algal Omega 3 Limited (In Administration) & Anor
For most small businesses, the durable lesson is not about the science. It is about IP diligence. A patent can look commercially important, but its real value...
Bilta (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) and others v Tradition Financial Services Ltd
For ordinary businesses, the durable lesson is not about carbon trading itself. It is about counterparties, intermediaries and warning signs. If your business helps...
Mohinder Singh & Ors v David Ingram (in his capacity as the Liquidator of MSD Cash and Carry PLC)
For business owners, directors and insolvency practitioners, the lesson is simple: do not assume that a funding agreement signed part-way through a dispute only...
River Island Holdings Limited, Re
The practical lesson is not that every struggling business can cut leases through court process. It is that directors should act early, build evidence and compare...
Thames Water Utilities Holdings Ltd, Re
If your business is heading towards a cash shortfall, the key lesson is to start restructuring work early and build evidence around the real fallback scenario if no...
BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA
Directors should change their decision-making discipline as financial distress increases. Board papers, cash-flow evidence and creditor impact should become more...
Bresco Electrical Services Ltd v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd
Construction payment disputes do not disappear because one party becomes insolvent. Contractors and principals should keep payment notices, variations and evidence...