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A summary checklist and timeline for bringing misfeasance, fraudulent trading and wrongful trading claims under sections 212, 213, 246ZA, 214 and 246ZB of the Insolvency Act 1986 Checklist This Checklist is in relation to claims under sections 212–214, 246ZA and 246ZB of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986), being commenced by an insolvency office-holder. For further reading on claims under IA 1986, ss 212–214, 246ZA and 246ZB generally, see Practice Notes: • Misfeasance claims under section 212 of the Insolvency Act 1986 • Fraudulent trading claims under sections 213 and 246ZA of the Insolvency Act 1986 • Wrongful trading claims under sections 214 and 246ZB of the Insolvency Act 1986 Step/action Time (days) Section/rule 1. Investigate the events and circumstances leading to the insolvency of the company and the matters giving rise to the claim(s) against the respondent(s). This would include obtaining the company's books and records, interviewing directors, former directors and any persons with information concerning the promotion, formation, business, dealings, affairs or property of the company.It...
Commercial contract review and execution (business personnel)—checklist This is a Checklist for in-house lawyers to provide to those of its employees (eg procurement or sales professionals) who are engaged in negotiating commercial contracts. It sets out the primary issues to consider when negotiating or reviewing a business-to-business commercial contract, and includes practical guidance. This Checklist may be suitable for use in low risk contracts where employees who are not legally qualified are authorised to conduct negotiations and contract review. It may be customised as required to work with a company playbook on contract negotiation and review, to include suggested fall-back drafting positions and escalation points for recourse to a legal team as appropriate. As it is intended to be used by non-legal professionals, it does not include links to further detailed legal commentary in each case. For a Checklist intended for use by legal professionals with links to further information, see: Commercial contract drafting and review—checklist. In-house lawyers should check that business personnel engaged in negotiating and concluding commercial contracts...
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Cross-border enforcement of English judgments—process to enforce outside the UK This Practice Note considers the relevant procedural rules in the courts of England and Wales (English courts) that will need to be followed when seeking to enforce a judgment of those courts outside the UK. These procedural rules are found in CPR 74 and CPR PD 74A. To enforce a judgment, specific documents are required and this Practice Note sets out the process required to apply for those documents which are a certified copy of the judgment and any prescribed certificate. The evidence required for making such applications is discussed, although the specific form of the certificate required will depend on the enforcement regime under which enforcement is being sought. It is important to note that the enforcement process (and the relevant rules) depends on the enforcement regime and so the specific enforcement regime under which enforcement is sought must be ascertained. For guidance on the enforcement regimes and when they are available, see Practice Note: Cross-border enforcement of...
UK taxation of offshore trusts—inheritance tax (before 6 April 2025) STOP PRESS: Abolition of non-dom regime and introduction of residence-based IHT regime Finance Act 2025 (FA 2025) which received Royal Assent on 20 March 2025, implements legislation to abolish the remittance basis of taxation and replace it with a residence-based regime, commencing on 6 April 2025. FA 2025 also replaces domicile as the key factor in establishing liability to inheritance tax. Other changes include amendment of the rules determining excluded property status, the abolition of protected settlements status of offshore trusts, and changes to overseas workday relief. For information on these changes, see Practice Notes: The abolition of the remittance basis of taxation from 2025–26 and A new residence-based regime for IHT from 2025–26. See also: Finance Bill Tracking Service: Key dates (Finance Bill 2025) and Finance Act 2025. The contents of this Practice Note reflect the law as it applies up to 6 April 2025. The definition of an excluded property trust...
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Precedent bond agreement DATE [insert date] Parties 1 [insert name] of [insert address] [incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [insert number]] (the ‘Surety’) 2 [insert name] of [insert address] (the ‘Council’) 1 Definitions 1980 Act • the Highways Act 1980 Bond • this bond agreement in the amount of the Bond Sum Bond Sum • the sum of [insert bond sum specified in the Highway Agreement or agreed with the Council] Default Notice • a written notice served by the Council on the Surety under clause 5.2 of this Bond certifying that the Developer has failed to carry out and/or complete the Works in accordance with the terms of the Highway Agreement, and specifying the sum of money that is, in the [ Proper Officer’s] opinion, required to carry out and complete the Works in accordance with the terms of the Highways Agreement and/or to remedy any defects or default of the Developer in the carrying out and completion of those works Developer •...
Precedent s 106A deed of variation/supplemental agreement AGREEMENT relating to Section 106 and 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 [and [insert other legislation]] in relation to the development at [insert address] This Agreement is made on [insert date] Parties 1 [insert name], of [insert address] ("Council"); 2 [insert name], of [insert address] (“County Councilâ€); 3 [insert name], of [insert address] (“Ownerâ€); and 4 [ Additional parties as necessary eg landlord, mortgagee, option holder etc. ] ("[insert additional parties as necessary eg landlord, mortgagee, option holder etc] "). Background (A) The Council is the local planning authority for the purposes of s 106 and s 106A of the 1990 Act for the area within which the Land is situated and is capable of enforcing the obligations in the Original Agreement. (B) The County Council is the local highway authority for the area within which the Land is situated and is capable of enforcing the obligations in the Original Agreement. (C) [Recite ownership details...
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Mealey’s: A New York federal judge on 22 April 2025 granted a motion for civil contempt sanctions against the majority shareholders of a Latin American telecommunications company for their ongoing failure to comply with five partial awards issued against them in an ongoing arbitration with the company’s minority shareholders.
Welcome to the weekly highlights from the Lexis®PSL Dispute Resolution team for the week ending 23 June 2016. In this week’s edition, we feature our coverage of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) open meeting which took place on 17 June 2016. We also highlight updates and analysis of judgments and developments on a broad range of matters, including: a decision of the Court of Appeal that a case should be retried due to the judge’s failure to properly analyse the evidence (Harb); withdrawal of oral concessions made at trial (Heis); jurisdiction and purely financial damage (Universal Music); solicitor negligence (Agouman); and, default judgment for failing to acknowledge service (Rushworth). As usual, we also highlight relevant analysis from other Lexis®PSL Practice Areas, the key updates to our core content, the latest Q&As, and this week’s posts in the Dispute Resolution Blog. All this, and more, in our weekly highlights.
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