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The recent decision in Powys Teaching Health Board & Anor v NT & Anor offers important guidance on capacity assessments and the need for timely applications in cases of serious medical treatment.
James Thompson and Issie Huckin consider the High Court’s recent decision in Managed Legal Solutions v Mr Darren Hanison (trading as Fortitude Law) and HDI Global Specialty SE [2025] EWHC 2645 (Comm) which concerns the circumstances in which a professional indemnity insurer may be added as a defendant to underlying liability proceedings on their own application.
In December 2025, the Westminster eForum met to discuss the next steps for the quantum industries in the United Kingdom. This first article in a two-part series summarises the key take home messages from the first part of that meeting.
The High Court considered whether to appoint additional liquidators to TB Realisations Limited (formerly Travelex Bank Notes Limited) following concerns raised by Rawbank S.A., its largest unsecured creditor, regarding potential conflicts and inadequate investigation of claims arising from pre-administration transactions.
The Court has made an order terminating the administration of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) so that it could be placed into members’ voluntary liquidation, and has extended the term of the administration of three other Lehman Brothers companies.
On 27 January 2026, the remainder of the Heat Networks (Market Framework) (Great Britain) Regulations 2025 come into force. Here’s a short history lesson and some suggestions for topics heat network operators, suppliers, landlords and off takers might want to think about as the date approaches.
In the recent Supreme Court decision of Michell v Al Jaber [2025] UKSC 43. the Court held that the Director of the liquidated company (MBI International & Partners Inc (in Liquidation)) (MBI) was personally liable to compensate the liquidators of MBI for losses arising as a result of a 2009 share transfer.
What happens if, on an application to appoint administrators, there is a dispute over who should be appointed?
The Chancery Division has held two directors personally liable for breaching their statutory fiduciary duties after causing more than £12.2 million to be diverted away from their insolvent company to a connected entity.
Administrators sought possession of land through section 234 of the Insolvency Act, but whilst the Court agreed that the administrators would be entitled to possession under CPR Part 55, they disagreed that possession could be granted under section 234.
In relation to an EMI special administration, the ICC judge in this case considered whether customer contracts could be “closed out” by the joint administrators before their maturity date.
In this article, we explore the issues that arise in claims against insolvency practitioners, and things that insurers should look out for when handling those claims within the professional indemnity and accountancy sphere.