The Rise of Technology: Using Section 236 in the Digital Era (UK)
All insolvency professionals appreciate that Section 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (“s236”) grants significant investigatory powers to office-holders into a company’s business dealings, affairs and director conducts, including the power to obtain third-party records and information. As technology now largely replaces a company’s paper-based records, and has become an integral part of business operations,…