The purposes of a liquidation, or administration or receivership of a company must include the gathering of information as to the conduct of the affairs of the company, and those who had conducted them so that the office-holder can report to the Secretary of State as he is required to do by section 7(3) of the Disqualification Act: ‘it is quite clear that the purposes of the administration must include the gathering of information as to the conduct of the affairs of the company and those responsible for it by an administrator in order that he can report to the Secretary of State as he is required to do. He must do so in order that the Secretary of State can perform his duty, which is the important one of taking proceedings if it appears that a disqualification order should be made.’
Vinelott J
[1994] BCC 15
Company Directors’ Disqualification Act 1986 7(3), Insolvency Act 1986
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Official Receiver v Wadge Rapps and Hunt (a firm) and another and two other actions HL 31-Jul-2003
(Orse In re Pantmaenog Timber Co Ltd)
The Receiver sought to use information obtained under section 236 (documents recovered from the directors’ solicitors) in disqualification proceedings.
Held: The appeal succeeded. The Act had . .
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Insolvency, Company
Updated: 20 January 2022; Ref: scu.186355