Changes to regulation of social workers *

United Kingdom - April 18 2012
Social workers have been in the spotlight in recent times, particularly in the aftermath of the Baby P scandal. 

Who has the last say? The Court of Appeal upholds a liquidator’s decision despite creditor opposition *

United Kingdom - March 23 2011
In Rubin v Coote [2011] EWCA Civ 106 (09 February 2011) the Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of a liquidator to settle litigation against a former director of a company notwithstanding the opposition of the company's creditors.

A matter of principle - the anti-deprivation rule *

United Kingdom - September 8 2010
The underlying policy of the Insolvency Act 1986 is that all assets of an insolvent organisation must be made available for distribution amongst its creditors.