Insurance company suffered unexpected losses.
Directors commissioned a report as to company’s solvency, and decided to continue trading on basis of report until after six months it became clear company was insolvent.
Directors were not liable for wrongful trading during six month period.
Ceasing to trade and liquidating too soon can be “stigmatised as the coward’s way out”
Thus would be wrong to judge directors based on hindsight
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