Sheffield United face winding-up hearing in court as former owner United World claims COH Sports owes £35m | Football News

Sheffield United’s owners are focused on the new season despite the club’s former owners suggesting they face a “real prospect” of administration ahead of an insolvency court hearing on Wednesday. Sky Sports News reported last month that the club’s previous owners, United World, had issued a winding-up petition against the current owners. United World, which sold Sheffield…

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…