Bankruptcy in Financial Remedy Proceedings - Practical Tips & Tactics

Introduction

Bankruptcy can have a profound and often decisive impact on financial remedy proceedings, creating complex legal and strategic challenges for practitioners. Whether acting for the bankrupt spouse, the non-bankrupt spouse, or navigating cases involving significant creditor interests, understanding the legal framework and recent developments in this area is critical to achieving the best outcomes for clients.

This webinar will offer practical guidance on identifying potential insolvency issues at an early stage, managing litigation risks and advising clients effectively when bankruptcy intersects with divorce proceedings. With insolvency issues becoming increasingly prevalent in challenging economic conditions, this webinar provides an important opportunity to strengthen your expertise and ensure you remain equipped to handle these demanding matters with confidence.

This webinar will also consider an overview of the issue of bankruptcy in financial remedy proceedings. There will be practical advice and tips to try to foresee and overcome typical problem areas.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Bankruptcy and the relationship with financial remedy cases - how insolvency impacts claims, order and strategic positioning
• Property vesting in the trustees
• Powers of recovery
• Fraud on creditors
• Effect on matrimonial home rights
• Effect on equitable rights and section 14 TLATA 1996

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Friday 22nd January 2027

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