In Bailey & Others (Joint Liquidators of D&D Wines International Limited) v Angove’s Pty Limited1, the Court of Appeal overturned a decision of the High Court, and so permitted the liquidator of an insolvent agent to recover funds due to it from end-customers despite the agency having been terminated.
Background
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, RPC, Power of attorney, Insolvency Act 1986 (UK)
The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that client money held in un-segregated accounts should be treated the same as client money held in segregated accounts, enabling un-segregated account holders to share in the client money pool on the insolvency of a firm with whom the account is held.
United Kingdom, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, RPC, Lehman Brothers, MiFID, Supreme Court of the United States