Doran and Another v County Rentals Ltd (T/A Hunters): CA 24 Oct 2022

Proper construction and effect of Schedule 10, Part 2 of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) in its 2020 form and the Practice Direction – Winding Up Petitions and the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, reported at [2020] Bus LR 1847 (the ‘Practice Direction’). The legislation and the procedure outlined in the Practice Direction were intended to protect companies from winding up where they had been adversely affected as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Judges:

Lady Justice Thirlwall
Lady Justice Asplin
And
Lord Justice Birss

Citations:

[2022] EWCA Civ 1376

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Insolvency

Updated: 26 October 2022; Ref: scu.682061