For anyone thinking of donating antiques or other valuable gifts to be part of a museum collection there is a moral to follow: beware how you give and to who you give it to! This was never better demonstrated than in the example of the Wedgwood collection and the case of the disappearing museum.
United Kingdom, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Non-profit Organizations, Charles Russell Speechlys
RE: BPE SOLICITORS & ANOTHER V GABRIEL [2015] UKSC 39
The Supreme Court considered whether a trustee in bankruptcy who was considering adopting proceedings and lodging an appeal should be personally liable for historic adverse costs which had been awarded against the bankrupt prior to the commencement of the bankruptcy.
A Trustee in Bankruptcy’s liability for litigation costs
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Charles Russell Speechlys, Bankruptcy, Costs in English law, Solicitor, Insolvency Act 1986 (UK)