4.3 Focus Topic: The Recent Increase in Company Insolvencies and its Implications for Financial Stability | Financial Stability Review – April 2025

The share of companies entering insolvency has risen sharply over the past couple of years to be at the top of the range observed in the 2010s, but on a cumulative basis remain slightly below their pre-pandemic trend. The rise has been due to challenging economic conditions and a catch-up effect from exceptionally…

Insolvency Service praised for forcing closure of ‘deceitful’ timeshare claims company

Insolvency Service investigation leads to High Court closure of fraudulent timeshare claims firm Timeshare claims Timeshare sales operations have earned an appalling reputation for customer manipulation, high pressure sales, criminal activity and disregard for consumer laws over the last two and a half decades. Spanish timeshare companies. Operated illegally Suing these companies in Spain proved…

NCLAT dismisses IDBI Bank’s insolvency appeal against ZEEL

In May 2023, NCLT Mumbai dismissed IDBI Bank’s insolvency petition against ZEEL, ruling that the alleged default fell within the protected period under Section 10A IBC). The tribunal held that IDBI Bank’s claim of ₹149.60 crore was unsustainable as ZEEL’s liability under the guarantee agreement was strictly limited to maintaining two quarters’ interest on the…