The petitioner’s winding-up petition had been dismissed on the defendant company being put into administration. The petitioner asked for its costs to be paid as an administration expense payable in priority to the administrator’s expenses. Held: Rule 2.12 must be read purposively. The order could be made, though not with the priority requested. Briggs J … Continue reading Irish Reel Productions Ltd v Capitol Films Ltd: ChD 10 Feb 2010