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InsolvencyThursday 22 January 2026

An office-holder’s liability for adverse costs in litigation

Tom Robinson KC and Zihang Liu have written an article on an office-holder’s liability for adverse costs in litigation.

The article covers the following aspects:

  • the general position if an office-holder is a claimant or a defendant in litigation
  • the office-holder’s right of recoupment from the insolvent estate
  • the costs consequences on discontinuance of a claim
  • the priority of any adverse costs order
  • the personal liability of office-holders for adverse costs
  • security for costs

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