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Doyle, Keay and Curl: Annotated Insolvency Legislation
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Commentary
SOURCE CURRENCY Thirteenth Edition, May 2025
Doyle, Keay and Curl: Annotated Insolvency Legislation provides fully curated practical guidance on the key primary and secondary insolvency legislation. In addition to the complete texts of the key statutory provisions, each is annotated with detailed analysis and commentary, providing practitioners and academics with everything they need within a single portable volume.
Updates to the commentary for 2025 include the following key cases and developments:
Updates on several decisions under s 423 on transactions defrauding creditors, including the Supreme Court decision in El-Husseiny v Invest Bank PSC [2025]
Consideration of the Privy Council decision Sian Participation Corp v Halimeda International Ltd [2024], effectively reversing Salford Estates (No 2) Ltd in relation to the presentation of petitions where there are arbitration agreements or exclusive jurisdiction provisions
Court of Appeal decision in Servis-Terminal Llc v Drelle [2025] considering whether a debt based on a foreign judgment is able to form the foundation for bankruptcy or winding-up petitions
Consideration of Re BHS Group Ltd; Wright v Chappell [2024] in the context of wrongful trading and ‘trading misfeasance’ claims
Comprehensive updates to the commentary on Part 26A restructuring plans and the Part A1 moratorium regime.
Doyle, Keay and Curl: Annotated Insolvency Legislation provides fully curated practical guidance on the key primary and secondary insolvency legislation. In addition to the complete texts of the key statutory provisions, each is annotated with detailed analysis and commentary, providing practitioners and academics with everything they need within a single portable volume.
Updates to the commentary for 2025 include the following key cases and developments:
Updates on several decisions under s 423 on transactions defrauding creditors, including the Supreme Court decision in El-Husseiny v Invest Bank PSC [2025]
Consideration of the Privy Council decision Sian Participation Corp v Halimeda International Ltd [2024], effectively reversing Salford Estates (No 2) Ltd in relation to the presentation of petitions where there are arbitration agreements or exclusive jurisdiction provisions
Court of Appeal decision in Servis-Terminal Llc v Drelle [2025] considering whether a debt based on a foreign judgment is able to form the foundation for bankruptcy or winding-up petitions
Consideration of Re BHS Group Ltd; Wright v Chappell [2024] in the context of wrongful trading and ‘trading misfeasance’ claims
Comprehensive updates to the commentary on Part 26A restructuring plans and the Part A1 moratorium regime.
Contributors
| Nicholas Briggs, Chief Insolvency and Companies Court Judge | Consultant editor |
| Andrew Keay, Professor of Corporate and Commercial Law, Centre for Business Law and Practice, School of Law, University of Leeds and Barrister, Kings Chambers and 9 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn | General editor |
| Joseph Curl KC, Barrister, 9 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn and Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge | General editor |
| Louis Doyle KC, Barrister, Kings Chambers, Manchester, Leeds & Birmingham, and 9 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn | General editor |
| Gerard McCormack, Professor of International Business Law, University of Leeds | Contributor |
| Catherine Burton, Insolvency and Companies Court Judge | Consultant editor |
| Giselle McGowan, Faith Julian, Paul Wright and Andrew Mace, all Barristers, 9 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn | Contributor |
