Insolvency Litigation - Recent Decisions Explored

Introduction

This short webinar provides a concise update of recent decisions shaping insolvency law in England and Wales. It explores how the courts have addressed discrete emerging practical and doctrinal questions across both corporate and personal insolvency and attempts to draw out the underlying themes which form the foundations of those decisions.

The cases discussed will address the following issues:

• When can or ought a statutory demand be challenged on the grounds of jurisdiction?
• Is an entitlement to redress under the Sub-postmasters compensation scheme ‘property’ which vests in a Trustee-in-Bankruptcy?
• Can an order vesting the property of a dissolved company in its shareholders be made where that property has passed to the Crown via the doctrine of escheat?

Together, these cases illustrate various themes which should continually be in the minds of insolvency litigators and professionals - the need to balance fairness, the distribution of risk, and commercial reality. The webinar will consider how other aspects of the law further, and occasionally, hinder those ends.

What You Will Learn

The webinar will cover the following:

• How to advise and deal with a statutory demand/personal insolvency when there is a jurisdiction dispute
• Whether sub-postmasters compensation falls into a bankruptcy estate or whether it remains the property of the bankrupt
• The principles of doctrine of escheat and how this can apply in a corporate insolvency context
• What are the guiding themes which shape the decisions of insolvency courts when considering other areas of the law?

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Wednesday 17th June 2026

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