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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Corporate Insolvency, Liquidation, and Distribution

IBL705 · Company Law — Week 11 of 16

CourseIBL705
Week11 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Corporate Insolvency, Liquidation, and Distribution

  1. Voluntary and compulsory winding up procedures
  2. Powers, duties, and regulatory oversight of licensed Insolvency Practitioners
  3. Statutory priority of claims and the pari passu distribution rule
  4. Corporate Insolvency Case Law Update with Lesley Anderson QC and Lucy Wilson-Barnes
  5. Corporate Insolvency

What you will be able to do

  • 4.2 Analyse the winding up process and dissolution including powers and duties of the liquidator.
  • 4.3 Assess the priority of creditors in a winding up process.
  • 4.4 Evaluate the role of licensed Insolvency Practitioners.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the winding up process and dissolution including powers and duties of the liquidator.

Study materials

Videos

  • Corporate Insolvency Case Law Update with Lesley Anderson QC and Lucy Wilson-Barnes · YouTube · Kings Chambers · 67 min · for registered students
  • Corporate Insolvency · YouTube · Dr Yannis · 53 min · for registered students
  • Corporate Insolvency · YouTube · Dr Yannis · 36 min · for registered students
  • AWH Fund Ltd (In Compulsory Liquidation) v ZCM Asset Holding Company (Bermuda) Ltd (Bahamas) · YouTube · UKSupremeCourt · 96 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Insolvency Act 1986 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Closing a limited company (GOV.UK) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA [2022] UKSC 25 · PDF · Other, case law; 160 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Comparative Business Structures
  • Week 2: Corporate Formation and Constitutional Documents
  • Week 3: Corporate Personality and the Veil of Incorporation
  • Week 4: Corporate Governance and Board Dynamics
  • Week 5: Directors' General Duties and Liabilities
  • Week 6: Shareholder Decision-Making and Governance Rights
  • Week 7: Minority Shareholder Protection
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Directors' Responsibilities in Financial Distress
  • Week 10: Auditing and Corporate Accountability
  • Week 11: Corporate Insolvency, Liquidation, and Distribution
  • Week 12: Applying Company Law in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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