In the case of a creditor’s petition not opposed by other creditors: ‘I agree with what has been said, that it is not a discretionary matter with the court when a debt is established, and not satisfied, to say whether the company should be wound up or not; that is to say if there be a valid debt established, valid both at law and in equity. One does not like to say positively that no case could occur in which it would be right to refuse it; but, ordinarily speaking, it is the duty of the court to direct the winding up.’
Judges:
Lord Cranworth
Citations:
[1865] 11 HL Cas 389
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Re Camburn Petroleum Products Ltd ChD 1979
The court heard a contributors’ petition. The directors were in deadlock with equal shareholdings. The petition was not making good progress, and a creditor’s petition was then issued. The shareholder sought a stay.
Held: There was a . .
Cited – Rodencroft Limited, W. G. Birch Developments Limited, H-M Birch Limited; Simon Allso v The Secretary for State for Trade and Industry ChD 23-Apr-2004
The Secretary of state sought the winding up of the companies saying it was expedient in the public interest to do so. A shareholder opposed this saying that the companies were solvent.
Held: The shareholder had, in the absence of any position . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Company, Insolvency
Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.197020