The High Court has dismissed the liquidators’ appeal in Webb & another (as joint liquidators of Eversholt Rail (365) Ltd (in liquidation) v another company [2026] EWHC 101 (Ch), reaffirming that requests for information under section 235 and 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 must be reasonable. Sections 235 and 236 enable officeholders to uncover … Continue Reading
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT)[1] upheld an employment tribunal’s decision that the claimant, Mr Chaudhry, could not recover a basic award for unfair dismissal following their employer’s insolvency unless an employment tribunal had determined the claim and made an award. Why is this relevant to administrators? Because for an employee to bring a claim the … Continue Reading
Since the cases of Avanti and UKCloud we have seen more arguments around the classification of a charge – is a typical floating charge asset actually subject to a fixed charge? Is a fixed charge really floating? Much depends on the control the charge holder asserts, but we have seen some novel claims. The position … Continue Reading
