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ARTICLE · 02 JUNE 2021

Insolvency Insight - Issue 1 | May 2021

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This is the first of a regular insolvency insights bulletin from the insolvency specialists at Quadrant Chambers.

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Nicola Allsop
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Emily Saunderson
Emily Saunderson

OVERVIEW

This is the first of a regular insolvency insights bulletin from the insolvency specialists at Quadrant Chambers. It is a short at a glance guide to the latest insolvency legislation changes and key cases, all cases link to the relevant judgments.

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Case Law

  • Re One Blackfriars Ltd [2021] EWHC 684 (Ch): the administrators involved in the sale of the One Blackfriars development site in London were cleared of misfeasance.

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