Forensic audit reports commissioned by suspended management lack...

Forensic audit reports commissioned by suspended management lack admissibility where they are unsigned, uncertified, draft-form, bear disclaimers, or are produced by an interested party; such reports raise conflict-of-interest and confidentiality concerns and may be excluded from record. There is no entitlement under the insolvency code for suspended management to unilaterally commission and seek formal judicial acceptance of a forensic/transaction audit where CIRP initiation fraud is not alleged; applications presented on that basis are not maintainable. A resolution professional must form and record his opinion before filing avoidance applications, and where such opinion is recorded and objections can be filed, challenges fail.

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