LiveLawBiz IBC Weekly Digest: August 10

Underlying Contract’s Subsistence Cannot Revive Time-Barred Debt Under IBC: Supreme Court Case Title : Srinivasa Reddy Velagala v. Sravanthi Infratech Pvt Ltd Case Number : Civil Appeal No. 876 of 2021 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 272 The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the mere subsistence of an underlying contract cannot give a creditor…

NCLAT Upholds Insolvency Against Nyka Steel Guarantor

New Delhi: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has upheld an order passed by the NCLT, directing insolvency proceedings against a personal guarantor of Mumbai-based Nyka Steel. A two-member bench of the appellate tribunal upheld a February 3, 2026 order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai, which had admitted UCO Bank‘s plea…

Manolete Partners (MANO) Secures £3.425 Million Settlement in High Court Insolvency Litigation

Manolete Partners PLC (AIM: MANO), the UK’s foremost insolvency claims financing firm, has confirmed the receipt of a £3.425 million settlement in July 2026 following the successful resolution of a significant insolvency case. This settlement was achieved after High Court proceedings initiated by Manolete, which had acquired and financed a complex insolvency claim. The company’s…

UK flight school collapsed into liquidation

Liquidators have been instructed to wind down Go Fly Oxford, which provided lessons for commercial and private pilots licences. Colin Wilson and Emma Mifsud, of Opus Restructuring & Insolvency, have been appointed as joint liquidators for Go Fly Oxford Ltd back in May 2025. But new records filed by the liquidators have revealed an HMRC…