Category: High Court

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Section 36 AJA 1970: Delay Mortgage Repossession

Behind on your mortgage and facing a court date? Learn how the court can give you more time, what evidence persuades a judge and why bridging loans are treated differently.

2026 Guide UK Winding‑up Petition Procedure

2026 Guide: UK Winding‑up Petition Procedure

When a creditor serves a winding‑up petition, the company faces immediate risk of frozen bank accounts, compulsory liquidation and director investigation. This 2026 guide explains the UK winding‑up petition procedure step‑by‑step, from petition issue and London Gazette advertisement through to court hearings, potential rescue strategies and the consequences of a winding‑up order for directors and stakeholders.

Sections 235 and 236 Insolvency Act 1986: Directors’ Duties to Co-operate with Liquidators

Sections 235 and 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 impose powerful duties on company directors, officers, employees, and even third parties to co-operate with insolvency office-holders such as liquidators and administrators. Failure to assist properly during liquidation, administration, or bankruptcy can result in personal sanctions, court orders, fines, and even director disqualification.

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HMRC Time To Pay Guide 2026: Instalments for Unpaid Tax

A HMRC Time to Pay (TTP) arrangement lets businesses spread unpaid tax over manageable monthly instalments. In 2026, with HMRC enforcement increasing, well-prepared TTP proposals backed by financial evidence help avoid winding-up petitions, protect directors, and keep businesses trading.

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Bank Refused Payment Under a Letter of Credit? Legal Rights in UK and International Trade

A letter of credit is a powerful trade finance instrument that protects both buyers and sellers by reducing payment risk in domestic and international transactions. When structured correctly, it provides certainty of payment, improves cash flow, and limits exposure to counterparty default.

London skyline (Houses of Parliament/Big Ben) with a cracked insurance contract, a bundle of Pound Sterling cash, and a symbolic broken chain. Represents the UK Court of Appeal ruling confirming COVID-19 business interruption cover and rejecting insurer arguments on causation

Insurers Lose Appeal on COVID-19 Business Interruption Cover (At-the-Premises Disease Clauses)

The Court of Appeal in London International Exhibition Centre plc v Allianz & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 1026 upheld the High Court’s ruling that policyholders can recover COVID-19 business interruption losses under “at the premises” disease wordings, holding that each case of COVID-19 at the insured premises formed part of the concurrent cause of national closure orders.