Wrongful Trading

Meaning

Civil liability provisions that apply when directors continue to operate a business despite knowing it has no reasonable prospect of avoiding insolvent liquidation protect the pool of assets for creditors. The law on wrongful trading requires a director to take every step possible to minimize potential losses once insolvency becomes inevitable. Liability is established if the court determines that a person of average competence in that position would have recognized the impending failure.

The claim focuses on the period between the point of no return and the formal start of the liquidation process.

Director Knowledge

Courts assess what the officer knew or ought to have known about the financial state of the company. This assessment considers the quality of the internal reporting and the professional advice received by the board.

Financial Penalty

Success in a claim leads to an order for the director to contribute personally to the assets available for the creditors. The amount is usually equal to the increase in the total debt during the period of wrongful trading.

Evidence Burden

Liquidators must provide detailed cash flow forecasts and balance sheets to show when the company became insolvent. This burden is high because the court must be convinced that the director’s actions were unreasonable rather than just unlucky. Wrongful trading laws provide a check against the temptation to gamble with creditor money in the final days of a failing business.

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