The April 2009 edition of Hindsight newsletter discusses the rise of pre-pack administrations, considers the reform of the single premium payment protection industry and looks at the increasing number of claims being brought against professionals. A number of other topical issues are also placed in the spotlight.

An examination of the case of Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v Neufeld and Howe in which the Court of Appeal held that, in principle, there is no reason why someone who is a shareholder and director of a company cannot also be an employee of a company.