In Lehman Brothers Holdings Scottish LP 3 v Lehman Brothers Holdings Plc (In Administration) [2021] EWCA Civ 1523, the Court of Appeal determined the priority of competing subordinated claims over the £800m to £1bn available in the distributing administration of LB Holdings Intermediate 2 Ltd and considered the common law position regarding part payment of a debt by a surety, as well as the rule against double proof.