Standout UK Insolvency Cases of 2025 and Their Impact for Insolvency Practitioners in 2026

Richard Obank of BCLP reviews five UK insolvency decisions from 2025 to show how the courts are expanding liability beyond directors to third parties, tightening expectations around front-loaded investigations, pleadings and limitation analysis, reinforcing the non-excludable nature of officeholders’ statutory duties, strengthening proprietary and fiduciary remedies, and reshaping litigation funding strategy post-PACCAR, all of which point to a more forensic, litigation-driven and higher-risk operating environment for insolvency practitioners in 2026.

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