Part II Bank Resolution, 7 Banking Act Restructuring and Insolvency Procedures
This chapter starts by introducing the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Insolvency Rules 1986. It argues that for the most part they work effectively in the rescue or liquidation of companies. Special insolvency regimes have been put in place for a number of important industries in order to meet the situation where the application of the normal corporate insolvency law to a monopoly company causes essential services to be interrupted. The area governing both banks and investment firms has undergone more recent reforms with the introduction of the Financial Services Act 2012, the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013, and with the move to implement the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive. Specific measures concerning the broader special administration and insolvency arrangements are addressed, looking at the treatment of depositors and client assets and explaining the priority accorded to them during the administration and insolvency procedure.