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Group transfers, directors’ duties and creative claim strategies: lessons from Garden House Software v Marsh

24 October 2026 / Author(s): Jack Mead
Issue: November 2026 / Categories: Feature

In Garden House Software v Marsh and others [2026] EWHC 2184 (Ch), the High Court considered the consequences of an intra-group transfer of intellectual property by the directors of an insolvent subsidiary to a newly incorporated group company, for no meaningful consideration. This article looks at the findings and highlights points of interest for practitioners.

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