Two directors from the UK were disqualified for 12 years each after they used funds from existing clients to payback previous clients. The directors' company entered into loan agreements with existing clients worth around £9.1 million for forex trades, in return for interest and loan repayments. The Insolvency Service later discovered that at least £8.4 million was used to make interest and loan repayments to previous clients.
United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, White Collar Crime, Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Fraud
The Technology and Construction Court in England has refused pre-action disclosure of the insurance policy of a currently solvent insured, notwithstanding that a successful claim would have resulted in the insolvency of the insured.
Factual background
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Technology and Construction Court