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High Court holds that an Insolvency Exclusion applies in respect of a claim under the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 1930 (“1930 Act”) and awards summary judgment accordingly but declines to provide much-needed guidance on insurers’ liability in the case of claims partially settled by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (“FSCS”).

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held inPressure Coolers Ltd v Molley UKEAT/0272/10 that when a transferor under TUPE is subject to insolvency proceedings not instituted with a view to liquidating the transferor's assets, the Secretary of State will only meet employment liabilities that arise before the transfer.