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Court halts Wootzano liquidation initiated by Innovate UK

Published: May 11, 2026 at 8:38 am

Author: Jonathan Symcox

Newcastle robotics firm Wootzano has resumed trading after the Court of Session in Edinburgh halted liquidation proceedings.

It followed the confirmation of approximately £237 million in contracted distribution agreements in a report submitted to the court.

The court granted a sist – a Scottish legal mechanism that pauses the liquidation process and allows a company to continue trading – in what is understood to be a rare outcome in UK insolvency cases.

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