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2026 England and Wales Restructuring and Insolvency: Case Law Round-up on Administration, CVAs, Bankruptcy, Winding-up, Liquidation and Part 26A Plans

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2026: Key Restructuring & Insolvency cases

  • Name of parties and citation(s)

    Re Esken Ltd (Overseas Company Number FC041629) [2026] EWHC 495 (Ch)

    Judgment date

    6 March 2026

    Subject

    Overseas company: shift from administration to VCL notwithstanding section 221 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986)

  • Name of parties and citation(s)

    McFadzean v Martinez and another [2026] EWHC 426 (Ch)

    Judgment date

    27 February 2026

    Subject

    The ex-bankrupt’s request for leave to sue her former trustees in bankruptcy under IA 1986, s 304 failed, as she did not demonstrate a reasonably meritorious cause of action reasonably likely to produce a benefit for the estate

  • Name of parties and citation(s)

    Wonop ApS v Jagger (as joint administrator of FAI Realisations 2024 Ltd) and others [2026] EWHC 362 (Ch)

    Judgment date

    23 February 2026

    Subject

    IA 1986, Sch B1, para 84(4) was intended to operate as an automatic termination of the administrator’s office upon registration of a filed notice

    Further reading

    Paragraph 84 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 — a barrier for creditors?...

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