The liquidators had lost their legal action, and had been ordered to pay the present claimants their costs. They sought payment out of an insolvency services account in competition with the solicitors for the liquidators. Held: An award of costs was not a payment of ‘expenses incurred in the winding up’ and therefore the court … Continue reading Digital Equipment Co Ltd and Others v Bower and Others: ChD 4 Dec 2003
The liquidator in a creditor’s voluntary liquidation sought a direction that he could take his costs of pursuing former directors in actions for wrongful trading and preferences, out of realised funds. It was held that nothing in the rules or Act supported the contention that such costs would be expenses of the voluntary winding up. … Continue reading Lewis v Commissioner of Inland Revenue and others: CA 2 Nov 2000
A former partner in a firm could not set off sums due to him from the former partnership, against sums expended by remaining partners in acting to protect partnership property, and claimed from him. There was insufficient mutuality to enforce the set off. The one claim was by partners but as trustees, and the other … Continue reading Hurst v Bennett and Others In Re A Debtor (No 302 of 1997): CA 16 Feb 2001
A court has the power to extend the time allowed for a challenge to a voluntary arrangement. Citations: Times 24-Dec-1996, [1997] 1 BCLC 313 Statutes: Insolvency Rules 1986 (SI 1986 No 1925) 4.218(1) 4.220(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – Warley Continental Services Ltd (in liquidation) v Johal ChD 7-Oct-2002 The liquidator sought … Continue reading Tager v Westpac Banking Corporation and Others: ChD 24 Dec 1996
A company went into liquidation, being owed substantial sums by another company in the same group, but itself insolvent. A settlement did not include accrued interest, but was claimed to be taxed as if it had, and on an accruals basis. If so, was this an expense properly arising in the insolvency, and payable as … Continue reading Kahn and Another v Commissioners of Inland Revenue; In re Toshoku Finance plc: HL 20 Feb 2002
