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Insolvency Law Practice Exam

Practice Insolvency Law exam questions covering core doctrines, issue spotting, applied analysis, and exam-ready explanations.

Open free questions

Open the free questions first, then return for cases, flashcards, and the study map.

20
Free questions
20
Total questions
50
Real exam questions
70%
Pass mark

Recommended study path

A practical sequence that moves from issue maps to questions, cases, and IRAC planning.

115 min plan
120 min

Map the issues and elements

Start with corporate insolvency: liquidation and turn each coverage area into an issue checklist.

230 min

Attempt the free diagnostic quiz

Use the first score to identify weak topics before reading long notes.

335 min

Brief leading authorities

For each case, capture facts, issue, rule, reasoning, exam use, and current-law status.

430 min

Draft an IRAC answer plan

Use corporate insolvency: administration and rescue mechanisms to practise issue spotting, authority selection, and balanced conclusions.

Syllabus coverage

01. Corporate Insolvency: Liquidation

Commencement of compulsory liquidation
Voluntary liquidation (members' and creditors')
Grounds for winding up
Effects of liquidation on company and stakeholders
Powers and duties of the liquidator
Order of distribution of assets

02. Corporate Insolvency: Administration and Rescue Mechanisms

Procedure for entering administration
Company voluntary arrangement (CVA)
Restructuring plans under Part 26A Companies Act 2006
Moratorium during administration
Role and powers of the administrator
Exit from administration

03. Personal Insolvency: Bankruptcy

Creditor's petition for bankruptcy
Debtor's own petition
Role of the official receiver and trustee in bankruptcy
Effect of bankruptcy order on property and debts
Investigation of the bankrupt's affairs
Duration and discharge from bankruptcy

04. Antecedent Transactions and Avoidance Powers

Transactions at an undervalue
Preferences
Transactions defrauding creditors
Void dispositions after winding-up petition
Invalid floating charges
Extortionate credit transactions

05. Directors' Duties and Liability in Insolvency

Wrongful trading
Fraudulent trading
Misfeasance or breach of duty
Directors' disqualification
Directors' loan accounts
Shadow and de facto directors

06. Cross-Border Insolvency and Recognition

UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency
UK framework for recognition of foreign proceedings
Determination of centre of main interests (COMI)
Effects of recognition of foreign main proceedings
Cooperation and coordination between courts
Modified universalism and the rule in Gibbs

Jurisdiction lens

England & WalesPrimary

Primary launch focus for legal study notes, case summaries, and citation guidance.

Common law comparison

Comparison notes highlight where common-law reasoning differs by jurisdiction.

United States

Useful for bar-style multiple choice and federal/state contrast notes where reviewed.

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Generated from public syllabus and current-law guardrails; verify jurisdiction-specific changes before relying on local rules

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