How to Put Together a Successful Insolvency Application - A Practical Guide for Insolvency Professionals

Introduction

This new full day course will provide you with structured tips and worked-through examples of how to prepare an application and evidence both generally and in common situations in the personal and corporate insolvency arena; including contested possession and sale applications, misfeasance and wrongful trading applications, and transaction avoidance claims.

It will discuss in particular recent case law developments including Wood v Watkin [2019] on disclosure, Re Guardian Care Homes (West) Ltd [2018] on the thorny question of what can be included in witness statements and Lygoe v Hunt [2019] on alleging dishonesty.

The course is aimed at both insolvency practitioners and solicitors.

What You Will Learn

This course will cover the following:

• A reminder of the relevant rules and case law
• Case analysis and preparation
• The application notice and witness statement in support
• Documents, disclosure and exhibits
• Dealing with dishonesty
• Evidencing mental elements
• Evidence in reply
• Developing the case and adding new causes of action
• The practicalities and pitfalls
• Detailed case study and discussion