Invalid Administrators' Appointment: Currie & Anor v Fission Recruitment Services Ltd [2026] EWHC 1369 (Ch)

Curtis Blackham of Irwin Mitchell summarises a decision where the High Court held that a late filing defect could potentially be cured under Insolvency Rule 12.64, but the failure to file administrators’ consents to act went to the existence of the statutory power itself and rendered the appointment void, underscoring the limits of the court’s ability to remedy defective out-of-court administration appointments.

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