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Under section 279(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986) A bankrupt is released from bankruptcy automatically at the expiry of one year starting on the date the bankruptcy order is made, pursuant to section 279(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986). In some circumstances, however, it is preferable to apply to the court for an order suspending that automatic discharge. This concise checklist and timetable addresses applications to suspend automatic discharge from bankruptcy, outlining each stage from preparing the application for issue through to the making of the suspension from discharge order, together with matters to be dealt with after the order is made. The checklist and timetable do not apply to criminal bankruptcies under IA 1986, ss 264 and 280, nor to applications by the official receiver (OR) under the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (IR 2016), SI 2016/1024, r 10.104(5) following the adjournment of a public examination. Step/action Time (days) Section/rule 1...

STOP PRESS The Financial Remedies Guide 2026, issued on 13 March 2026 by Mr Justice Peel (National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court) and His Honour Judge Hess (Deputy National Lead Judge), with the President of the Family Division’s approval, now replaces and supersedes: Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy cases allocated to a High Court judge (1 February 2016) Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy hearings in the Financial Remedies Court below High Court judge level (11 January 2022) Financial Remedies Court Primary Principles (11 January 2022) Notice from the Financial Remedies Court: electronic bundles (19 April 2022) Allocation of financial remedies cases to High Court judge level (21 May 2024) This document is being updated to reflect those changes. See News Analysis: Financial Remedies Guide consolidates existing guidance and efficiency statements. The flowchart summarises the path from first appointment to the financial dispute resolution hearing (FDR) under the standard procedure, covering...

In this issue: Pay Prohibited conduct (discrimination etc) Equality, diversity and inclusion Whistleblowing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Issues arising on termination Employment tribunals Corporate governance Immigration Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content IRLR Highlights—September 2024 Dates for your diary Trackers New Q&As Pay Think tank High Pay Centre released analysis of FTSE 100 executive pay for 2023. While CEO pay growth has eased after the post-pandemic surge, the median package hit a new record, up from £4.1m in 2022 to £4.19m in 2023. See: LNB News 12/08/2024 34. Prohibited conduct (discrimination etc) ET permitted to reject dismissal complaints despite the employer’s previous omission to make reasonable adjustments. In Parnell v Royal Mail Group [2024] EAT 130, the claimant brought about 31 employment tribunal claims, divided into two periods, each decided by a different tribunal...

Adjournment needed for medical expert to assess capacity of witness to give evidence ((1) Easton & Co (2) Justin Easton (on behalf of the estate of Leslie Easton deceased) v Donlon) (1) Leslie Easton & Co Ltd (2) Justin Easton (on behalf of the estate of Leslie Easton deceased) v Donlon [2024] EAT 126 What are the practical implications of this decision? Here, the respondents’ advocate faced a dire predicament when his client suddenly repudiated the document intended to be his evidence-in-chief. The client: disputed that he authored the letter in the bundle designated as his evidence-in-chief rejected having previously agreed with his representative (and the other director) that this letter would serve as his evidence-in-chief claimed he had never read it before taking the oath insisted the contents were untrue and that anyone asserting otherwise was lying Given the client’s age and a prior stroke affecting memory and cognitive function, the representative sought an adjournment so a medical expert...

In this issue: Autumn Budget 2024 Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Subsidy control and State aid Judicial review Equality and human rights Constitutional and administrative law Information law Other Public law news LexTalk®Public Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers New Q&As Useful information Autumn Budget 2024 Bar Council responds to Autumn Budget 2024 The Bar Council has issued its reaction to the Autumn Budget, praising the ‘overall settlement for justice’. The settlement sets a departmental expenditure limit of £13.8bn for 2025–2026 for the Ministry of Justice. The Bar Council’s Chair, Sam Townend, welcomed the uplift, describing it as an overdue move towards treating justice as a core public service. He nevertheless cautioned that the sector remains far from recovery, pointing to a 20% real-terms per person cut in justice funding since 2010. To move beyond crisis...

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It is provided for background information only. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is an independent regulatory organisation supervising the US securities market. As part of its remit, FINRA runs the securities industry’s largest dispute resolution forum. It addresses financial and commercial disagreements between investors, brokerage firms and individual brokers, as well as disputes within and between brokerage firms and brokers. Matters are resolved through FINRA’s own arbitration process. FINRA maintains two Codes of Arbitration Procedure: the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes (the Customer Code or Section 12000 of the FINRA Rules), which governs arbitrations between investors and industry participants, and the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes (the Industry Code or Section 13000 of the FINRA Rules), which governs arbitrations between industry parties This note relates to costs under both Codes. Filing fees Any party bringing a claim—including a counterclaim, a cross-claim or a...

This Practice Note summarises the law, guidelines and market practice in relation to holding a general meeting It serves both practitioners and company secretaries dealing with and advising companies whose equity shares are listed on the Main Market of London Stock Exchange plc (listed companies), as well as companies with equity shares admitted to AIM (AIM companies). For details on the notice requirements for a general meeting of a listed or AIM company, refer to Practice Note: General meetings—notice requirements for listed public companies for further information and context. Members of a company may convene and hold a general meeting at any time, and as frequently as required within a year, as needed, so that they can pass resolutions to implement specified changes or to authorise particular actions. The Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) sets out detailed provisions governing the calling and conduct of general meetings. The CA 2006 also imposes additional obligations on a public company that is a traded company or a quoted company. This captures listed...

Practice Note This Practice Note consists of two strands created to help dispute resolution practitioners remain up to date with developments in case law that affect their field, or which influence civil litigation procedure more generally: selected forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court are highlighted below; see Key forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court—2022 summaries of significant appeal decisions in England and Wales (ie rulings of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and, where appropriate, certain judgments of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Court of Justice of the European Union), and ECtHR, which we have covered; see: Key forthcoming appeal cases—2022 You can navigate this content using the table of contents in the left-hand margin. Alternatively, search this tracker using [CTRL]+[F]. This material is not intended to be a comprehensive register of every appeal or major decision relevant to dispute resolution practitioners. Key forthcoming appeals to the Supreme Court—2022 Tort and negligence ...

[ insert company name ] [ LIMITED OR PLC ] (the Company) Form of proxy—annual general meeting Please read the explanatory notes before filling in this form. I/We, Name of shareholder(s) (for joint holdings, list all joint holders) ...................................................................... ......................................................................, being a member/members of the Company, hereby appoint Name of proxy .................................................................................................................................................. (use block capitals) Tick this box if this proxy appointment is one of multiple appointments. For appointing more than one proxy, please see explanatory note 3 below. Number of shares to which this proxy applies ................................................. Leave blank if appointing a single proxy for all your shares or, if no proxy is named above, the chair of the meeting, as my/our proxy to exercise any or all of my/our rights to attend and speak for me/us and on my/our behalf [ , whether in person or remotely via electronic means, ] at the annual general meeting of the Company (the AGM) to be held at [ insert time ] on [...

Company number: [ insert company number ] [ insert company name ] [ Limited OR PLC ] (the Company) Agreement of members to adjournment of a general meeting We, the signatories, being [ all the members [ and the nominees of members ] OR a majority in number of the members [ and the nominees of members ] ], entitled to attend and vote at the general meeting of the Company convened at [ insert time ] on [ insert date ] at [ insert place ], hereby agree that the meeting shall be adjourned until [ [ insert time ] on [ insert date ] at [ insert place ] OR a time and place to be fixed by the directors of the Company ]. Dated: [ insert date ] Name of shareholder Signature [ insert name of shareholder ] ................................................................... [ insert name of shareholder ] .................................................................... [ insert further signature clauses as required ] ...

Part 1, interpretation and limitation of liability Unless the context requires otherwise, these articles use terms defined in the Companies Act 2006 (and any amending or subordinate legislation) and within these articles. Defined terms include: address; articles; bankruptcy (including similar overseas procedures); chair and chair of the meeting (articles 13 and 30); Companies Acts; director (including anyone acting as such); document (including electronic); electronic form/means and hard copy form; instrument; member; ordinary and special resolutions; eligible director; participate; proxy notice; relevant officer (non‑auditor officers of the company or any group undertaking, present or former); subsidiary; and writing (any visible representation, including electronic) The model articles are excluded. Unless otherwise stated, statutory expressions bear the meaning they had when these articles became binding. References to legislation include any modification, re‑enactment or replacement. Singular includes plural and vice versa; masculine includes feminine and neuter; persons include corporations Each member’s liability is limited to £1, payable on a winding up while a member or within one year of ceasing, towards:...

Tattersall v Tattersall In Tattersall v Tattersall, the husband moved to amend a maintenance order, while the wife pursued steps to compel compliance with that order...